Predatory fireflies and their toxic firefly prey have evolved distinct toxin resistancestrategies.
L. Yang, F. Borne, A. Betz, M. L. Aardema, Y. Zhen, J. Peng, M. Wu, R. Visconti, B. P. Roland, A. D. Talsma, M. Palladino, G. Petschenka, P. Andolfatto
This study shows that predatory fireflies and their toxic prey have evolved distinct toxin resistance strategies through gene duplication and neofunctionalization.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2023Evolutionary Biology