First characterization of toxic alkaloids and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the cryptic dendrobatid Silverstoneia punctiventris

Abstract Background Poison frogs are known for the outstanding diversity of alkaloid-based chemical defences with promising therapeutic applications. However, current knowledge about chemical defences in Dendrobatoidea superfamily has two sources of bias. First, cryptic, brown-colored species have b...

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Main Authors: Mabel Gonzalez, Pablo Palacios-Rodriguez, Jack Hernandez-Restrepo, Marco González-Santoro, Adolfo Amézquita, Andrés E. Brunetti, Chiara Carazzone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00420-1