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Front Physiol. 2017 Aug 10;8:580. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00580. eCollection 2017.

Salivary Glands in Predatory Mollusks: Evolutionary Considerations.

Frontiers in physiology

Giovanna Ponte, Maria Vittoria Modica

Affiliations

  1. Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton DohrnNapoli, Italy.
  2. Association for Cephalopod Research - CephResNapoli, Italy.
  3. Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton DohrnNapoli, Italy.

PMID: 28848453 PMCID: PMC5554399 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00580

Abstract

Many marine mollusks attain or increase their predatory efficiency using complex chemical secretions, which are often produced and delivered through specialized anatomical structures of the foregut. The secretions produced in venom glands of

Keywords: adaptations; cephalopods; evolution; gastropods; molluscs; predatory strategies; salivary glands

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