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Zusatztext "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. Klappentext In the search for snakebite antidotes, the ecology and Revolution of venomous snakes is of critical importance. No previous text has addressed both the medical aspects of snakebite treatment as well as the highly relevant ecological and evolutionary aspects. This book also presents an accessible introduction to venomous snake research that will appeal to the growing number of amateur enthusiasts, and will be an essential reference work for researchers involved in any aspect of venomous snake research, as well as those interested in the broader fields of ecology and evolution. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
