02388oam 2200577I 450 991013607940332120240506102911.01-315-34219-71-315-36641-X1-77188-331-610.1201/9781315366418 (CKB)3710000000915287(MiAaPQ)EBC5209712(MiAaPQ)EBC4951239(OCoLC)962341724(Au-PeEL)EBL4951239(CaONFJC)MIL963585(OCoLC)1024285298(EXLCZ)99371000000091528720180331h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBiology and ecology of venomous marine snails /Ramasamy Santhanam, PhD1st ed.Waretown, NJ :Apple Academic Press,[2017]©20171 online resource (xii, 393 pages) illustrationsBiology and ecology of marine life1-77188-330-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. Biology and ecology of venomous marine snails -- 3. Profile of venomous marine snails -- 4. Conotoxins -- 5. Envenomation of cone snails -- 6. Therapeutic uses of cone snail venoms.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.Biology and Ecology of Marine LifeSea snailsPoisonous shellfishConidaeSea snails.Poisonous shellfish.Conidae.594/.3594.3Santhanam Ramasamy1946,898030FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910136079403321Biology and ecology of venomous marine snails2006362UNINA