A developmental shift in venom toxin expression underpins a major prey switch in Australian brown snakes.

van Thiel J, Smith CF, Kazandjian TD, Patel RN, Cullen IC, French S, Da Silva R, Albulescu LO, Dunstan N, Kool J, Richardson MK, Mackessy SP, Casewell NR, Kini RM, Saviola AJ, Jackson TNW, Modahl CM

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DOI: 10.1186/s12915-026-02699-0
Published: 2026 Jul 25
Container: BMC biology
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12915-026-02699-0,
  title = {A developmental shift in venom toxin expression underpins a major prey switch in Australian brown snakes.},
  author = {van Thiel J and Smith CF and Kazandjian TD and Patel RN and Cullen IC and French S and Da Silva R and Albulescu LO and Dunstan N and Kool J and Richardson MK and Mackessy SP and Casewell NR and Kini RM and Saviola AJ and Jackson TNW and Modahl CM},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC biology},
  doi = {10.1186/s12915-026-02699-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-026-02699-0}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A developmental shift in venom toxin expression underpins a major prey switch in Australian brown snakes.
AU  - van Thiel J
AU  - Smith CF
AU  - Kazandjian TD
AU  - Patel RN
AU  - Cullen IC
AU  - French S
AU  - Da Silva R
AU  - Albulescu LO
AU  - Dunstan N
AU  - Kool J
AU  - Richardson MK
AU  - Mackessy SP
AU  - Casewell NR
AU  - Kini RM
AU  - Saviola AJ
AU  - Jackson TNW
AU  - Modahl CM
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC biology
DO  - 10.1186/s12915-026-02699-0
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J, V. T., CF, S., TD, K., RN, P., IC, C., S, F., R, D. S., LO, A., N, D., J, K., MK, R., SP, M., NR, C., RM, K., AJ, S., TNW, J., & CM, M. (2026). A developmental shift in venom toxin expression underpins a major prey switch in Australian brown snakes.. BMC biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-026-02699-0

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