Venomous Snakes: Ecology, Evolution, and Snakebite

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R. S. Thorpe (Chair in Animal Ecology, Chair in Animal Ecology) W. Wuster (Wellcome Fellow, Wellcome Fellow)

Venomous Snakes

Ecology, Evolution, and Snakebite

R. S. Thorpe (Chair in Animal Ecology, Chair in Animal Ecology), W. Wuster (Wellcome Fellow, Wellcome Fellow), Anita Malhotra (Lecturer in Ecology, Lecturer in Ecology, all at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor)

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Oxford University Press
01 January 1997

Medical parasitology; Tropical medicine; Animal ecology; Reptiles

Series: Symposia of the Zoological Society of London

This is the first book to present a multidisciplinary approach to venomous snake research.

As well as focusing on the medical aspects of snake venoms and the effects of snakebites, the book examines the evolution and ecology of venomous snakes, which are so crucial in the search for snakebite antidotes.

The book has been written to be accessible to an audience of varied scientific backgrounds. Due to the wide range of information, it will be of great interest to scientists and students involved in any aspect of venomous snake research, whilst also appealing to the growing band of amateur enthusiasts.

Edited by: R. S. Thorpe (Chair in Animal Ecology Chair in Animal Ecology), W. Wuster (Wellcome Fellow, Wellcome Fellow), Anita Malhotra (Lecturer in Ecology, Lecturer in Ecology, all at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 70
Dimensions: Height: 243mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 564g
ISBN: 9780198549864
ISBN 10: 0198549865
Series: Symposia of the Zoological Society of London
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 01 January 1997
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Evolution and Speciation 1: An overview of venomous snake evolution 2: Systematics of sea snakes (a critical review) 3: Evolution, systematics and biogeography of Palaeartic vipers 4: Evolution of viperine snakes 5: Phylogenetic relationships of the 'Agkistrodon complex' 6: Systematic implications of lactate dehydrogenase isozyme phenotyupes in Neotropical pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae) 7: DNA evolution of South American pitvipers of the genus Bothrops (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperdae) 8: Systematics of the Bothrops atrox complex: new insights from multivariate analysis and mitochondrial DNA sequence information 9: New perspectives on the evolution of south-east Asian pitvipers (genus Trimeresurus) from molecular studies Ecology 10: Reproductive strategies and sperm competition in the adder, Vipera berus 11: Growth and survival of Vipera berus in a variable environment 12: The role of ecology in determining venom variation in the Malayian pitviper, Calloselasma rhodostoma 13: Venom and snakebite 14: Molecular evolution of phospholipase A2s and metalloproteinase/disintegrins from venoms of vipers 15: Geographical and intraspecies variation in the clinical manifestations of envenoming by snakes 16: Snake venom and snakebite in Australia 17: Russell's viper in Indonesia: snakebite and systematics 18: Toxic phospholipases in snake venom: an introductory review 19: The kinetics of snake bite envenoming and therapy

Reviews for Venomous Snakes: Ecology, Evolution, and Snakebite

Venomous snakes is the first book to present a multidisciplinary approach to venomous snake research. Due to the wide range of information, it will be of great interest to scientists and students involved in any aspect of venomous snake research, whilst also appealing to the growing bank of amateur enthusiasts. * Ethology, Ecology & Evolution, 9, 1997 * The Editors have succeeded in assembling the right people at the right time. This marriage of taxonomists and toxinologists has resulted in the most up to date comprehensive reference book available in this category. No toxicological medical library should be without this book. * Tropical Doctor * Venomous snakes is the first book to present a multidisciplinary approach to venomous snake research. This book has been written to be accessible to an audience of varied scientific backgrounds. Due to the wide range of information, it will be of great interest to scientists and students involved in any aspect of venomous snake research, whilst also appealing to the growing band of amateur enthusiasts. * Ethology, Ecology & Evolution 9, 1997 * Venomous Snakes is the latest volume of Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, and maintains the customary high standard of that series. * J.L. Cloudsley-Thomson, University of London, Nature/Vol.387/June 1997 *