Snakes of Central and Western Africa

Snakes of Central and Western Africa illuminates a previously little-known part of the natural world, provides vital information that could save many lives, and will make an excellent addition to any herpetology library.

About the author

Jean-Philippe Chippaux is a director of research at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, a leading expert on venomous snakes and snakebites, and the author of Snake Venoms and Envenomations.Kate Jackson is an associate professor of biology at Whitman College, a leading expert on African snakes and the herpetology of Central Africa, and the author of the scientific memoir Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo.

Summary

Snakes of Central and Western Africa illuminates a previously little-known part of the natural world, provides vital information that could save many lives, and will make an excellent addition to any herpetology library.

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Jean-Philippe (Director of Research in P Chippaux, Jean-Philippe (Director of Research in Public Health and Epidemiology Chippaux, Kate Jackson, Kate (Assistant Professor Jackson, Katherine Jackson, Katherine (Assistant Professor Jackson
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781421427195
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-2719-5
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 265 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Ecological science, the Biosphere, West Africa, Reptiles, Zoology: amphibians and reptiles (herpetology)