Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Snails
| By: | Ramasamy Santhanam |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9781771883306 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781315342191 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2016 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.