Sexual dimorphism in venom of Bothrops jararaca(Serpentes: Viperidae)

• Published in: Toxicon (Oxford) Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 401 - 410
• Main Authors: Furtado, M.F.D., Travaglia-Cardoso, S.R., Rocha, M.M.T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 15.09.2006; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; Body Size; Bothrops - growth & development; Bothrops jararaca; Crotalid Venoms - analysis; Crotalid Venoms - toxicity; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Male; Mice; Muscle, Skeletal - drug effects; Muscle, Skeletal - pathology; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Reptilia. Amphibia; Sex Characteristics; Sexual dimorphism; Snake size growth; Venom; Vertebrata; Viperidae; South America; Brazil; America; Sexual dimorphism; Bothrops jararaca; Venom; Snake size growth; Vertebrata; Growth; Body size; Reptilia; Chemical composition; Biological activity; Ophidia

Bothrops jararaca is an abundant snake in Brazil, and its venom has been studied exhaustively. The species exhibits adult size dimorphism in which female are larger. We registered the growth in Snout-Vent Length and weight of one litter (with 11 females and 12 males). We compared growth curves and v...