Bálint Üveges | No gain from pain: European viper venoms did not evolve for self-defence
In this blog post, author Bálint Üveges discusses the paper “No gain from pain: Lack of nociceptor activation suggests no adaptation for defence in the evolution of European viper venoms“, which was published in Functional Ecology in August 2026. Bálint discusses the intensive fieldwork behind this research, testing if the venoms of Eurasian vipers evolved for a predatory or a defensive function and whether causing … Continue reading Bálint Üveges | No gain from pain: European viper venoms did not evolve for self-defence