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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... Laticauda species . NEW CALEDONIA New Caledonia has a known hydrophiid fauna of eight species in six genera , slightly more than on Chesterfield Reefs in the Coral Sea to the west . In addition , there are two laticaudids ( Laticauda ...
... Laticauda species . NEW CALEDONIA New Caledonia has a known hydrophiid fauna of eight species in six genera , slightly more than on Chesterfield Reefs in the Coral Sea to the west . In addition , there are two laticaudids ( Laticauda ...
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... Laticauda in these studies represent concentrations at resting sites ; Laticauda colubrina ranges over a much wider area of reef in search of food . The factors influencing the densities of sea snakes are poorly understood . Some patch ...
... Laticauda in these studies represent concentrations at resting sites ; Laticauda colubrina ranges over a much wider area of reef in search of food . The factors influencing the densities of sea snakes are poorly understood . Some patch ...
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... Laticauda semifasciata , Laticauda laticaudata and Hydrophis ornatus . The Ryukyu Islands of Japan also have a thriving sea snake indus- try based primarily on species of Laticauda . No official figures are available on the volume of ...
... Laticauda semifasciata , Laticauda laticaudata and Hydrophis ornatus . The Ryukyu Islands of Japan also have a thriving sea snake indus- try based primarily on species of Laticauda . No official figures are available on the volume of ...
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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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