Sea SnakesNew South Wales University Press, 1987 - 85 sivua Sixty percent of the world's sea snakes are in Australian territorial waters - here's where they are, what they eat and who eats them, how they dive, breathe, reproduce, and function in their varying habitats. |
Kirjan sisältä
Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 13
Sivu 37
... indicate that they usually take from one to three breaths quickly at the surface and dive again . They seldom stay on the surface long enough , or breathe often enough , to pay back an oxygen debt . Even when in air , hydrophiids do not ...
... indicate that they usually take from one to three breaths quickly at the surface and dive again . They seldom stay on the surface long enough , or breathe often enough , to pay back an oxygen debt . Even when in air , hydrophiids do not ...
Sivu 45
... indicate times at which a breath was taken ; in ( c ) , B indicates a breath , M a voluntary movement , and D a movement in response to prodding . tion suggests that the diving syndrome is not applicable to ADAPTATIONS OF SEA SNAKES 45.
... indicate times at which a breath was taken ; in ( c ) , B indicates a breath , M a voluntary movement , and D a movement in response to prodding . tion suggests that the diving syndrome is not applicable to ADAPTATIONS OF SEA SNAKES 45.
Sivu 69
... indicate severe envenomation . The most severe one , rapid collapse and shock , is extremely rare and only occurs if there has been massive envenomation . It should not be confused with ordinary fainting , which sometimes occurs after a ...
... indicate severe envenomation . The most severe one , rapid collapse and shock , is extremely rare and only occurs if there has been massive envenomation . It should not be confused with ordinary fainting , which sometimes occurs after a ...
Sisältö
THE KINDS OF SEA SNAKES | 1 |
NATURAL HISTORY OF SEA SNAKES | 12 |
ADAPTATIONS OF SEA SNAKES | 31 |
Tekijänoikeudet | |
1 muita osia ei näytetty
Muita painoksia - Näytä kaikki
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
Acrochordidae Acrochordus granulatus active Aipysurus eydouxii amount anaerobic respiration animals antivenom Astrotia stokesii Australian Biology body Bohr shift breathing captured carbon dioxide cent colubrids delivered diving syndrome eels eggs elapids Emydocephalus Enhydrina schistosa envenomation enzymes estuaries fang fish foraging freshwater function generalist granulated file snake habitat Haemotoxins heart rate Heatwole Heuvelmans homalopsines home ranges humans Hydrophis kidney land snakes Lapemis hardwickii Laticauda colubrina limbs mammals mangrove marine snakes membrane metabolic rate mice muscle Myotoxins natricines Nerodia neurotoxins niche nitrogen occur olive sea snake oxygen debt Pelamis platurus predators prey reefs release reproductive reptiles respiratory saccular lung salt glands sea kraits sea serpents sea snake Aipysurus sea snake bite sea snake venom sea water skin snake Aipysurus laevis snake venoms specialists species of snake submergence surface swallowing swimming symptoms teeth terrestrial tissue toxicity toxins true sea snakes venom apparatus venom gland venomous sea snakes vertebrates