A REPORT ON A CASE OF MELANISM IN A SPECIMEN OF Crotalus durissus terrificus (LAURENTI, 1768)

Autor: C. A. De M. Lopes, G. P. M. Sipoli, Rebeca Pinhao, M. F. B. Stein, M. R. M. Fontes, E. M. Bruder, Raoni Rosa Rodrigues, R. J. da Silva
Přispěvatelé: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Rok vydání: 1999
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-97, Published: 1999
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Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
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ISSN: 0104-7930
Popis: Made available in DSpace on 2021-07-14T10:38:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 1999 This report documents a case of a melanic specimen of Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti, 1768) found in Bofete, São Paulo State, Brazil. The authors describe this melanic snake, determine the electrophoretic pattern of its venom, and compare the venom of this specimen against that of normal Crotalus durissus terrificus. This report is very important because melanism is a rare chromatic anomaly São Paulo State University - UNESP, Department of Physics and Biophysics of the Institute of Biosciences UNESP, Center for the Study of Venoms and Venomous Animals - CEVAP São Paulo State University - UNESP, Department of Physics and Biophysics of the Institute of Biosciences UNESP, Center for the Study of Venoms and Venomous Animals - CEVAP
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