%0 Journal Article %1 brodieiii1999costs %A Brodie III, Edmund D. %A Brodie Jr., Edmund D. %D 1999 %J Evolution %K coevolution garter_snakes newts tetrodotoxin tradeoffs %N 2 %P 626-631 %R https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb03798.x %T Costs of exploiting poisonous prey: Evolutionary trade-offs in a predator-prey arms race %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb03798.x %V 53 %X Evolutionary trade-offs often are expected to arise between traits that share similar functions or resources. Such costs are well known from a variety of coevolutionary systems, but examples are conspicuously absent from predator-prey interactions. We present evidence of a trade-off between two disparate functions—predatory and anti-predatory ability—in a species of garter snake that has evolved resistance to the neurotoxin of its prey. Patterns of among-family variation suggest a genetic basis to the trade-off. Both resistant and nonresistant populations of snakes exhibit the trade-off, suggesting that it stems from a fundamental aspect of organismal performance. This cost may help to explain the geographic mosaic of predator exploitative ability and prey defense that exists in this system.

@article{brodieiii1999costs, abstract = {Evolutionary trade-offs often are expected to arise between traits that share similar functions or resources. Such costs are well known from a variety of coevolutionary systems, but examples are conspicuously absent from predator-prey interactions. We present evidence of a trade-off between two disparate functions—predatory and anti-predatory ability—in a species of garter snake that has evolved resistance to the neurotoxin of its prey. Patterns of among-family variation suggest a genetic basis to the trade-off. Both resistant and nonresistant populations of snakes exhibit the trade-off, suggesting that it stems from a fundamental aspect of organismal performance. This cost may help to explain the geographic mosaic of predator exploitative ability and prey defense that exists in this system.}, added-at = {2024-06-09T15:40:53.000+0200}, author = {Brodie III, Edmund D. and Brodie Jr., Edmund D.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/236d3c4f1615dbaee328927131dbac0c1/peter.ralph}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb03798.x}, eprint = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb03798.x}, interhash = {fb4fa6c2e96efc96d0421c9d6f58ecdb}, intrahash = {36d3c4f1615dbaee328927131dbac0c1}, journal = {Evolution}, keywords = {coevolution garter_snakes newts tetrodotoxin tradeoffs}, number = 2, pages = {626-631}, timestamp = {2024-06-09T15:40:53.000+0200}, title = {Costs of exploiting poisonous prey: Evolutionary trade-offs in a predator-prey arms race}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb03798.x}, volume = 53, year = 1999 }