عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
QL666.O6
QL666
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O6
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
064310674X
(Number (ISBN
9780643106741
Erroneous ISBN
0643106731
Erroneous ISBN
0643106758
Erroneous ISBN
9780643106734
Erroneous ISBN
9780643106758
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Australia's dangerous snakes :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
identification, biology and envenoming /
First Statement of Responsibility
Peter Mirtschin, Arne Rasmussen and Scott A Weinstein.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Clayton, Vic. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
CSIRO Publishing,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2017.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The relative danger of snakes -- Snakebite and envenoming: a global perspective -- Snakebite envenoming morbidity and mortality: public health problems of poverty and economic disadvantage -- Risks from snakes: some further considerations -- Venom lethal potency and risk: incorrect perceptions and valid concerns -- 3 Morphology and general features of snakes -- Basic properties and features of snakes -- Front-fanged snakes, non-front-fanged ('rear-fanged') snakes
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4 Identification of dangerous snakesMistaken identity 1 -- Mistaken identity 2 (or not?) -- Snake scalation -- Key to identification of medically important elapid snakes in Australia -- Key for terrestrial elapids identification -- Key for sea snake identification -- Key to Australian species of Aipysurus -- Key to Australian species of Hydrophis -- Key to Australian species of Laticauda -- 5 The dangerous snakes described -- Terrestrial snakes -- Sea snakes and sea kraits -- 6 Conservation of Australia's dangerous snakes -- Conservation terms
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Management of envenoming in the hospitalMedico-legal issues/pitfalls -- Discharge and follow-up -- Long-term considerations/prognosis -- Australia's venomous snakes and their medical importance -- Other medically important or potentially medically important species less frequently involved in human envenoming -- Snakes of lesser medical importance -- The future of snakebite management: possibilities and probabilities -- 9 Snakes and people -- Risks -- Do we need to remove snakes? -- Evaluation and impacts of relocation -- How to avoid snakebites
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Procurement of snakes for venom collectionEffective venom production and captive husbandry -- Venom extraction and safety -- Antivenom -- Snake venom for research: venom fractionation and characterisation -- Some representative uses for venoms: from antivenoms to potential pharmacotherapeutics -- Snake venom research: realities and the future -- 8 Snakebite and envenoming: risks, realities and clinical management -- Snakebite envenoming in Australia -- Snakebite prevention -- First-aid and first-response actions for snakebite envenoming
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The threats on venomous snakes including medically important speciesThe road to recovery: solutions, viability and pragmatism -- Biological control revisited: a delicate balance -- Raising funds for habitat restoration and conservation -- Laws and limits: statutory regulations and the purported 'toll' of collecting -- Native animals as pets -- 7 Production, actions and uses of venoms -- The adaptive significance of snake venoms -- Venom functions: an evolved armamentarium in the pursuit of prey -- Venom production -- Venom components
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Examines the role played by Australia's venomous snakes, the threats they face, their ecology and the latest in bite management.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Australia's dangerous snakes : identification, biology and envenoming.
International Standard Book Number
9780643106734
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Poisonous snakes-- Australia-- Identification.
Poisonous snakes-- Ecology-- Australia.
Poisonous snakes-- Venom-- Australia.
NATURE-- Animals-- Fish.
Poisonous snakes-- Venom.
Poisonous snakes.
SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Ichthyology & Herpetology.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Australia.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
NAT-- 012000
SCI-- 070010
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
597
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961650994
Edition
23
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QL666
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O6
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Mirtschin, Peter,1947-
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Rasmussen, Arne R.
Weinstein, Scott A.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20200822121217.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
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ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
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