Understanding Biological Roles of Venoms Among the Caenophidia: The Importance of Rear-Fanged Snakes
Understanding Biological Roles of Venoms Among the Caenophidia: The Importance of Rear-Fanged Snakes
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
England: Oxford University Press
Journal title
Language
English
Formats
Publication information
Publisher
England: Oxford University Press
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Snake venoms represent an adaptive trophic response to the challenges confronting a limbless predator for overcoming combative prey, and this chemical means of subduing prey shows several dominant phenotypes. Many front-fanged snakes, particularly vipers, feed on various vertebrate and invertebrate prey species, and some of their venom components (...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Understanding Biological Roles of Venoms Among the Caenophidia: The Importance of Rear-Fanged Snakes
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1093_icb_icw110
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1093_icb_icw110
Other Identifiers
ISSN
1540-7063
E-ISSN
1557-7023
DOI
10.1093/icb/icw110
