June 2009

Biological characteristics of the Bungarus candidus venom due to geographical variation

The objective of this study was to compare the biological characteristics of the venom of the snake Bungarus candidus from three different localities of Thailand (wild-caught groups) and from a captive-born group in aspects of the lethal toxicity, the enzymatic activities, and the molecular weight of protein components. All venom samples exhibited no significant differences in lethal...

Author(s):   L. Chanhome, O. Khow , S. Puempunpanich , V. Sitprija and N. Chaiyabutr,

June 2009

Epidermal sense organs of the Gekkonid Tropicolotes tripolitanus Peters 1880

Seven Juvenile stages (I,II,III,IV,V,VI and VII) of the Gekkonid Tropicolotes tripolitanus, Peter, (1880)  were investigated . Scanning  electron microscopic examination of the dorsal skin of head and trunk region exhibited the presence of lenticular epidermal sense organs with characteristic emerging hair let structures of different forms according to the studied...

Author(s): assan El-Sayyad, W. F. Mohamed Yonis, F. F. Mohamed Bayomy and Somia Shalaby.