@article{ab4feb22782341a898e396906eb6a61c,
title = "Snakes and snakebite in Central America",
abstract = "This review treats the general biology, taxonomy, distribution and venom apparatus of the venomous snakes of Central America. Consideration has been given to the chemistry, pharmacology and immunology of the venom, and particular attention is dispensed to the clinical problem, including the treatment, of envenomations by these reptiles.",
author = "Russell, {F. E.} and Walter, {F. G.} and Bey, {T. A.} and Fernandez, {M. C.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgements-The authors wish to thank R. Bolaiios, N. Bucknall, J. A. Campbell, H. Gonzalez, J. A. Herrera, K. Murdock, R. Pawley, J. Roze, J. M. Savage and G. Underwood for their contributions and assistance. We particularly appreciate the review and contribution of J. M. Gutierrez and D. L. Hardy Sr. Distribution maps were taken from many sources, principally Campbell and Lamar. Since preparation of this manuscript, J. M. Gutierrez has written a review on Central American snakes in the text by Meier and White (1996) and J. Roze has published a text on Coral Snakes of the Americas. The work was supported by P. M. Klauber of San Diego, California, and the International Society for Correlative Biological Research.",
year = "1997",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/S0041-0101(96)00209-7",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "35",
pages = "1469--1522",
journal = "Toxicon",
issn = "0041-0101",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "10",
}