Venomous Snakes Ecology, Evolution, and Snakebite [Hardcover]

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.

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'Agkistrodoncomplex'
6. Systematic implications of lactate dehydrogenase isozyme phenotyupes in Neotropical pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae)
7. DNA evolution of South American pitvipers of the genusBothrops(Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperdae)
8. Systematics of theBothrops atroxcomplex: new insights from multivariate analysis and mitochondrial DNA sequence information
9. New perspectives on the evolution of south-east Asian pitvipers (genusTrimeresurus) from molecular studies
Ecology
10. Reproductive strategies and sperm competition in the adder,Vipera berus
11. Growth and survival ofVipera berusin 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 lC!