Swimming speed variation in amphibious seasnakes (Laticaudinae): A search for underlying mechanisms [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2010 Abstract An understanding of the proximate (morphological, physiological and behavioural) mechanisms that affect locomotor speed can clarify reasons for intraspecific and interspecific variation in this ecologically relevant performance measure. To explore such mechanisms, we selected a study system involving animals with highly simplified external ...
François Brischoux +2 more
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The adaptive significance of large size at birth in marine snakes [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Evolutionary shifts from one habitat type to another can clarify selective forces that affect life-history attributes. Four lineages of snakes (acrochordids and three clades within the Elapidae) have invaded marine habitats, and all have larger offspring
, Shai Meiri, Gregory P Brown
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People and Nature, 2021 Research on interactions between humans and deadly snakes has focused on situations that result in high rates of snakebite; but we can also learn from cases where snakes and people coexist peacefully. For example, coastal bays near Noumea, in the Pacific
Vinay Udyawer, Claire Goiran
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Next-generation sequencing yields the complete mitogenome of the Shaw’s sea-snake (Squamata: Elapidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 We report the complete mitogenome of Hydrophis curtus, which is 17,702 bp in size and includes 13 protein-coding (PCGs), two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and two control regions. PCGs, with 13 genes, are 11,261 bp in length. All PCGs use as the start codon
Qingbo Qiu +5 more
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Next-generation sequencing yields the complete mitogenome of the blue-banded sea-snake (Squamata: Elapidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 We report the complete mitogenome of Hydrophis cyanocinctus, which is 17,750 bp in size and includes 13 protein-coding (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 control regions. PCGs, with 13 genes, is 11,427 bp in length.
Qingbo Qiu +5 more
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Sea snakes from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands (Elapidae, Laticaudinae and Hydrophiinae) [PDF]
Zoosystema, 1997 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Ivan Ineich, Arne R Rasmussen
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First Record of Laticauda semifasciata (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae: Laticaudinae) from Korea [PDF]
Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 2016 The Chinese sea snake Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt in Schlegel, 1837) is newly reported from Korean waters based on three specimens collected from Jeju Island, Korea, in August, September, and November 2015.
Jaejin Park, Il-Hun Kim, Daesik Park
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Snake Venom PLA2, a Promising Target for Broad-Spectrum Antivenom Drug Development. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2017 Snakebite envenomation is a neglected global health problem, causing substantial mortality, disability, and psychological morbidity, especially in rural tropical and subtropical zones. Antivenin is currently the only specific medicine for envenomation. However, it is restricted by cold storage, snakebite diagnosis, and high price.
Xiao H, Pan H, Liao K, Yang M, Huang C.
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Development of 21 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the black-banded sea krait, Laticauda semifasciata (Elapidae: Laticaudinae), and cross-species amplification for two other congeneric species [PDF]
Genes and Genomics, 2017 The genus Laticauda (Reptilia: Elapidae), commonly known as sea kraits, is venomous marine amphibious snakes distributed throughout the south and southeast Asian islands and mostly found in coastal waters. To facilitate genetic studies, we have developed microsatellite loci for L. semifasciata using the 454 GS-FLX pyrosequencing technique.
Young Se Hyun, Il-Hun Kim, Daesik Park
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The banded colour patterns of sea snakes discourage attack by predatory fishes, enabling Batesian mimicry by harmless species [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2022 Claire Goiran
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