California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) defenses against rattlesnake venom digestive and hemostatic toxins

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-154

  Biardi, James E ^a   Chien, David C ^a   Coss, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Crotalus atrox; Crotalus oreganus; Natural resistance; Predator prey; Spermophilus beecheyi; Venom

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; TOXIN;

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RODENT; SNAKE; TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; HEMOLYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMALS; CROTALID VENOMS; HEMOLYSIS; SCIURIDAE; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; CROTALUS ATROX; CROTALUS OREGANUS HELLERI; CROTALUS OREGANUS OREGANUS; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SERPENTES; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS BEECHEYI;

EID: 33644881702     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9357-8     Document Type: Article

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