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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Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 33
Sivu 106
... snake venom so extraordinarily toxic ? Why should a sea snake , in a single bite , need to be able to deliver venom powerful enough to kill hundreds of ... SEA SNAKES there Venomous Sea Snakes? 102 Coevolution of Venom and Resistance by Prey.
... snake venom so extraordinarily toxic ? Why should a sea snake , in a single bite , need to be able to deliver venom powerful enough to kill hundreds of ... SEA SNAKES there Venomous Sea Snakes? 102 Coevolution of Venom and Resistance by Prey.
Sivu 107
... snake . This would see - saw back and forth in an evolutionary ' arms race ' between predator and prey , result- ing in continuing increase in toxicity on the part ... SEA SNAKES AND HUMANS Humans traditionally fear snakes of all VENOM 107.
... snake . This would see - saw back and forth in an evolutionary ' arms race ' between predator and prey , result- ing in continuing increase in toxicity on the part ... SEA SNAKES AND HUMANS Humans traditionally fear snakes of all VENOM 107.
Sivu 111
... sea snake venom , it should be emphasised that the amount of venom that can be extracted from a sea snake is small and then it must be freeze - dried , leaving only a minute quantity of dry venom . Large numbers of snakes must be milked ...
... sea snake venom , it should be emphasised that the amount of venom that can be extracted from a sea snake is small and then it must be freeze - dried , leaving only a minute quantity of dry venom . Large numbers of snakes must be milked ...
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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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