Author: WILLIAMSON, JOHN A; FENNER, PETER J; BURNETT, JOSEPH W; RIFKIN, JACQUIE F; (Medical and Biology Editors). Title: Venomous And Poisonous Marine Animals: A Medical And Biological Handbook.
Description: First Edition; Demy 4to; pp. 504; illustrated with over 350 coloured plates, list of contributors, bibliography, original slick illustrated boards, fine copy. Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 1996. This book is a milestone in marine biology, medicine and toxicology. It covers the identification and biology of stinging and venomous sea creatures, including jellyfish, octopuses, shellfish, sponges, sea urchins and cucumbers, sea snakes and venomous fishes. It details the effects of each on humans, the appropriate first-aid treatment and medical management of victims, and ways to avoid envenomation.
Keywords: mde Marine Biology medicine sea snakes jellyfish sea urchins
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- Book number: 101118