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Actions on mammalian and insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of harmonine-containing alkaloid extracts from the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis (2020)
Journal Article
Patel, R. N., Richards, D. P., Duce, I. R., Birkett, M. A., Sattelle, D. B., & Mellor, I. R. (2020). Actions on mammalian and insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of harmonine-containing alkaloid extracts from the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 166, Article 104561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104561

© 2020 Elsevier Inc. The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis (H. axyridis), possesses a strong chemical defence that has contributed to its invasive success. Ladybird beetle defensive chemicals, secreted in response to stress and also found on the... Read More about Actions on mammalian and insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of harmonine-containing alkaloid extracts from the harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis.

Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals (2019)
Journal Article
Casewell, N. R., Petras, D., Card, D. C., Suranse, V., Mychajliw, A. M., Richards, D., …Turvey, S. T. (2019). Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(51), 25745–25755. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906117116

Venom systems are key adaptations that have evolved throughout the tree of life and typically facilitate predation or defense. Despite venoms being model systems for studying a variety of evolutionary and physiological processes, many taxonomic group... Read More about Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals.