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A Sting Operation: Risk Assessment and Venom Expenditure by Arizona Bark Scorpions (

Lindsay A Marston, Gerad A Fox, Kim Y Hung, Shannon J Delo, William K Hayes

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Article in Toxins, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lindsay A MarstonDepartment of Earth and Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
Gerad A FoxDepartment of Earth and Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0582-7248
Kim Y HungCoachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, 43-420 Trader Pl, Indio, CA 92201, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2244-1806
Shannon J DeloDepartment of Earth and Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
William K HayesDepartment of Earth and Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0903-0519

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scorpion antipredator behavior incorporates risk assessment that informs decision-making and venom usage. We quantified antipredator behaviors of the clinically significant Arizona bark scorpion (

Indexed as

ScorpionsScorpion StingsScorpion VenomsAnimalsAnimals, PoisonousBehavior, AnimalFemaleMaleMiceRisk AssessmentScorpion Venomsantipredator behaviordefensive behaviorinvasive speciespredator avoidance behaviorpredator simulationsexual dimorphismthreat avoidancevenom meteringwet stings

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PMID40278696
PMCPMC12030811

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