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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... toxic effect ; others are highly toxic . 2,0 1.0 Figure 9.3 1 Chromatogram 36 showing the relative 98 SEA SNAKES The Venom Apparatus 95 The Nature of Venom Why.
... toxic effect ; others are highly toxic . 2,0 1.0 Figure 9.3 1 Chromatogram 36 showing the relative 98 SEA SNAKES The Venom Apparatus 95 The Nature of Venom Why.
Sivu 99
... toxic enzymes in snake venoms are the proteases and the nucleoti- dases that digest tissues ( more important in vipers than in ven- omous sea snakes ) and the phospho- lipases that damage cell membranes . The hyaluronidases , while not ...
... toxic enzymes in snake venoms are the proteases and the nucleoti- dases that digest tissues ( more important in vipers than in ven- omous sea snakes ) and the phospho- lipases that damage cell membranes . The hyaluronidases , while not ...
Sivu 107
... toxicity of venom may be co - evolved attribut- es . That is , they depend upon selection operating on both predator and ... toxic to mice and humans . Venom powerful enough to overcome the co- evolved resistance of prey species may , in ...
... toxicity of venom may be co - evolved attribut- es . That is , they depend upon selection operating on both predator and ... toxic to mice and humans . Venom powerful enough to overcome the co- evolved resistance of prey species may , in ...
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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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