Report of a severe Heloderma suspectum envenomation
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2020.1804574
Abstract: Abstract Background Heloderma bites are rare and generally mild, but a few cases can be life threatening. Case report We report a case of Heloderma suspectum envenomation in a healthy 39-year-old herpetologist. The patient rapidly… read more here.
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Lack of Dosage Balance and Incomplete Dosage Compensation in the ZZ/ZW Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) Revealed by De Novo Genome Assembly
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evae018
Abstract: Abstract Reptiles exhibit a variety of modes of sex determination, including both temperature-dependent and genetic mechanisms. Among those species with genetic sex determination, sex chromosomes of varying heterogamety (XX/XY and ZZ/ZW) have been observed with… read more here.
Keywords: dosage; genome; heloderma suspectum; compensation ... See more keywords
Female–female aggression in the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum)
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221466
Abstract: Historically, the role of aggression in the social lives of animals overwhelmingly focused on males. In recent years, however, female–female aggression in vertebrates, particularly lizards, has received increasing attention. This growing body of literature shows… read more here.
Keywords: female aggression; heloderma suspectum; female female; aggression ... See more keywords