| some aspects of haematology of an indian grass snake natrix stolata in relation to sex and size. | studies have been made on the erythrocyte counts per mm3 of blood, total differential leucocyte counts per mm3 of blood, concentration of haemoglobin per 100 ml of blood, haematocrit values and nucleocytoplasmic ratio in a common indian grass snake, natrix stolata, in relation to body weight of both the sexes in the same month of the year (during breeding phase). logarithmic transformations have been used in case of erythrocyte counts and haemoglobin concentrations. from log/log calculation it s ... | 1977 | 69577 |
| characterization of venom (duvernoy's secretion) from twelve species of colubrid snakes and partial sequence of four venom proteins. | r.e. hill and s.p. mackessy. characterization of venom (duvernoy's secretion) from twelve species of colubrid snakes and partial sequence of four venom proteins. toxicon xx, xx-yy, 2000. - venomous colubrids, which include more than 700 snake species worldwide, represent a vast potential source of novel biological compounds. the present study characterized venom (duvernoy's gland secretion) collected from twelve species of opisthoglyphous (rear-fanged) colubrid snakes, an extremely diverse assem ... | 2000 | 10858509 |
| food and feeding of amphiesma stolatum (linnaeus 1758). | the food and feeding behaviour of amphiesma stolatum was studied. a total of 117 snakes were examined to analyse the diet composition. ten live snakes were maintained in enclosure for evaluating the feeding habit, choice of food and rate of assimilation. the anurans constituted the major diet of the food spectrum. in captivity, fishes (fry), amphibians and reptiles were consumed by the snakes. a. stolatum exihibited elaphe type of hunting behaviour. in most cases the snake struck the prey at its ... | 2001 | 12018606 |
| a survey on the faunal diversity of savar upazila, dhaka, bangladesh. | a survey was conducted during january to december 2006 to assess the status of faunal diversity of savar upazila, dhaka, bangladesh. a total of 30 species of birds, 24 species of winter birds, 7 species of reptiles, 3 species of amphibians, 15 species of mammalians and 32 species of fishes were recorded. relative abundance of those species were determined. of the birds, house sparrow (passer domesticus) was abundant while blyth's kingfisher (alcedo hercules), rock eagle owl (bubo bengalensis), h ... | 2008 | 18817158 |