Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles

by Sparling, D. W.; Linder, Greg; Bishop, Christine

• ISBN13: 9781880611289
• ISBN10: 1880611287
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: S E T A C Foundation for

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. x
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Preface	p. xiv
The Current Status of Amphibian and Reptile Ecotoxicological Research	p. 1
Diversity and Distribution of Amphibians and Reptiles	p. 15
Aspects of Amphibian Anatomy and Physiology	p. 71
Aspects of Reptilian Anatomy and Physiology	p. 111
Aspects of Amphibian Ecology	p. 141
Aspects of Reptile Ecology	p. 179
Diseases and Pathology of Amphibians and Reptiles	p. 199
Ecotoxicology of "New Generation" Pesticides to Amphibians	p. 233
Ecotoxicology of Pesticides in Reptiles	p. 269
Pesticide residues reported in reptiles	p. 291
Species and common names for species codes in Appendix 1	p. 316
Ecotoxicology of Metals	p. 325
Summary table of metal concentrations in tissues of reptiles	p. 409
Ecotoxicology of Organic Contaminants to Amphibians	p. 461
Ecotoxicology of Organic Contaminants in Reptiles: A Review of the Concentrations and Effects of Organic Contaminants in Reptiles	p. 495
Effects of Acidification on Amphibians at Multiple Levels of Biological Organization	p. 545
Endocrine Disruption in Amphibians	p. 573
Contaminant-Associated Endocrine Disruption in Reptiles	p. 595
Amphibian Deformities: Current State of Knowledge	p. 617
Glossary	p. 647
Amphibian Declines: Review of Some Current Hypotheses	p. 663
Guidelines and Procedures for Toxicological Field Investigations Using Amphibians and Reptiles	p. 697
Comparative Toxicology and Risk Assessment of Amphibians	p. 727
Ecological Risk Assessment of Reptiles	p. 793
Epilogue: Lessons Yet to Be Learned	p. 811
Abbreviations	p. 823
Appendix	p. 829
Index	p. 837
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