Author : D. Mebs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Poisonous animals
ISBN : UCSD:31822033152141
Venomous and Poisonous Animals by D. Mebs Pdf
Life is a struggle on both land and in the sea and many animals have developed chemical weapons, for attack or defence. These toxins, venoms or poisons, are diverse in both structure and function and are delivered to victims in equally diverse ways. Humans frequently encounter these venomous and poisonous animals and all too often suffer unpleasant consequences including death, be it from a bite or sting causing envenoming, or poisoning after eating the wrong animal. The author, toxicologist at the Department of Forensic Science of the University of Frankfurt, Germany, provides expert information for biologists, toxicologists, pharmacists, physicians, but also for travelers.