Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Snails
Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Snails (Biology and Ecology of Marine Life) by Ramasamy Santhanam
2016 | ISBN: 1771883308 | English | 408 pages | PDF | 20 MB
2016 | ISBN: 1771883308 | English | 408 pages | PDF | 20 MB
The first comprehensive volume exclusively on marine cone snails, this book provides descriptions of over 100 species of hazardous marine snails along with their biological and ecological characteristics; the characteristics of conotoxins; information on cone snail injuries and their treatment along with prevention measures; and the therapeutic and medicinal value of conotoxins, including as a powerful nonaddictive painkiller, an epilepsy drug, and more. Over 275 color illustrations accompany the text for easy identification.