Dataset Information
GNPS-Passive accumulation of alkaloids in non-toxic frogs challenges paradigms of the origins of acquired chemical defenses
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): ITQ 1100
ORGANISM(S): Multiple Frog Species
SUBMITTER: 
Rebecca D. Tarvin
PROVIDER: MSV000095866 | GNPS |
REPOSITORIES: GNPS
Publications
Passive accumulation of alkaloids in inconspicuously colored frogs refines the evolutionary paradigm of acquired chemical defenses.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 20241026
Understanding the origins of novel, complex phenotypes is a major goal in evolutionary biology. Poison frogs of the family Dendrobatidae have evolved the novel ability to acquire alkaloids from their diet for chemical defense at least three times. However, taxon sampling for alkaloids has been biased towards colorful species, without similar attention paid to inconspicuous ones that are often assumed to be undefended. As a result, our understanding of how chemical defense evolved in this group i ...[more]
