Sea SnakesKrieger Publishing Company, 1999 - 148 sivua This text describes the varieties and distribution of sea snakes, what they eat and what eats them, how they reproduce and grow, and how they cope with excess salt and scarcity of freshwater. It also discusses how they adjust to diving at depth, and describes the nature of their venom. |
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Sivu 9
... fresh water whereas the third lives in both fresh and salty water . Either this family was originally marine with two ... freshwater races . It would appear that these natricines represent early stages in the evolution of adaptation to ...
... fresh water whereas the third lives in both fresh and salty water . Either this family was originally marine with two ... freshwater races . It would appear that these natricines represent early stages in the evolution of adaptation to ...
Sivu 69
... freshwater snakes , and so loss of water to the sea via the skin is reduced . There are two species of Hydrophis that are exceptional in having somewhat higher permeabilities ( up to 82 per cent that of freshwater snakes ) . The ...
... freshwater snakes , and so loss of water to the sea via the skin is reduced . There are two species of Hydrophis that are exceptional in having somewhat higher permeabilities ( up to 82 per cent that of freshwater snakes ) . The ...
Sivu 71
... fresh water . The sea krait Laticauda colubrina , despite being marine , actually preferred fresh water . Freshwater and estuarine races of natricines also preferred fresh water to full - strength sea water . At weaker saline solutions ...
... fresh water . The sea krait Laticauda colubrina , despite being marine , actually preferred fresh water . Freshwater and estuarine races of natricines also preferred fresh water to full - strength sea water . At weaker saline solutions ...
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PREFACE | 1 |
The Kinds of Sea Snakes 5 Origin and Evolution of Sea Snakes | 8 |
Regional Distributions | 18 |
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