Description
Book SynopsisThis landmark book, which contains contributions from the worlda s foremost mammalian ecotoxicologists, is a truly impressive summary of research undertaken in this field in recent years. It is also the first book to draw such information together in a seamless and unified approach.
Trade Review"...these 15 papers consider the differing effects of toxins on various species, the accuracy of predictions...and the significance of toxins relative to other threats." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2001)
"excellent reference book" (The BritishToxicology Society Newsletter, December 2001)
"I believe this to be a unique reference work in the field of ecotoxicology which should be invaluable to researchers in the field." (Ecotoxicology, Vol.11, No. 75, 2002)
"...a superb summary of over 30 years of toxicity studies available on wild mammals...unparalleled in its breadth and depth and should become a desktop reference for anybody in academics or industry who is involved with mammalian ecotoxicology." (Journal of Mammalogoy, Vol. 83, No. 4, November 2002)
Table of ContentsList of Contributors.
Series Foreword.
Editors' Preface.
Abbreviations.
Environmental Contaminants (D. Hoffman, et al.).
Mammal Classification and Characteristics (G. Amori & R. Nowak).
Marsupialia and Monotremata (R. Bolton-Grob, et al.).
Insectivora (W.-C. Ma & S. Talmage).
Chiroptera (D. Clark & R. Shore).
Rodentia and Lagomorpha (S. Sheffield, et al.).
Carnivora (C. Mason & C. Wren).
Pinnipedia (P. Ross & G.Troisi).
Cetacea and Sirenia (T. O'Shea & A. Aguilar).
Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla (A. Fr?slie, et al.).
Biomarkers for Contaminant Exposure and Effects in Mammals (D. Peakall & K. McBee).
Extrapolation of Laboratory Tests to Field Populations (D. Forsyth).
Assessing Hazard and Risk of Chemical Exposures to Wild Mammals: Food-chain Analysis and its Role in Ecological Risk Assessment (G. Linder & G. Joermann).
Putting the Impacts of Environmental Contamination into Perspective (A. Fairbrother).
Summation (R. Ringer).
Index.
