Hidden Bibliographic Details
| ISBN: | 9781400853014
140085301X
1306895464
9781306895460
9780691135380
069113538X
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| Digital file characteristics: | text file PDF
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
In English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. The shells of these marine mollusks are prized for their amazing variety and extraordinary beauty. The neurotoxic venoms they produce-injected by a hollow, harpoon-like tooth into prey animals that are then paralyzed and swallowed whole-have a range of pharmaceutical applications, from painkillers to antidepressants. This beautifully illustrated book identifies 53 valid species of the southeastern United States and the Caribb.
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| Other form: | Print version: Kohn, Alan J. Conus of the Southeastern United States and Caribbean 9780691135380
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| Standard no.: | 10.1515/9781400853014
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