Main description:

With the expansion of human settlements and the environmental changes brought on by human activity and pollutants, toxicology and risk assessment of bird and reptile species is becoming increasingly of interest to toxicologists involved in environmental research. This book focuses specifically on environmental risk assessment in non-conventional bird and reptile species.

Bird and Reptile Species in Environmental Risk Assessment Strategies will be an ideal companion to toxicologists and ecologists interested in risk assessment in the environments of birds and reptiles, particularly those with an interest in the impact introduced by human activity. The book will also be of interest to those working in conservation biology, biological invasion, biocontrol and habitat management.

Contents:

General Aspects - Current and Further Perspectives; Development of Aquatic Bird Indicators of Sublethal Mercury Exposure and Risk in Wild Populations of Water Birds in the Everglades;The Importance of Ecological Traits in Assessing Seabird Vulnerability to Environmental Risks;A Review on Levels and Distribution Pattern of Organochlorine Pesticides in Eggs of Wild Birds in India;Impacts of Agricultural Intensification on Farmland Birds and Risk Assessment of Pesticide Seed Treatments;Teratological Effects of Pesticides in Reptiles - A Review;Combined Impact of Pesticides and other Environmental Stressors on Reptile Diversity in Irrigation Poinds Compared to other Animal Taxa;Current Progress in Developing Standardized Methods for Reptilian Toxicity Testing to Inform Ecological Risk Assessment;Morphological and Molecular Evidence of Active Principle Glyphosphate Toxicity on the Liver of the Field Lizard Podarcis siculus;What is Caiman latirostris teaching us about Endocrine Disruptors;The Broad Snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris): A Model Species for Environmental Pesticide Contamination Assessment through Molecular Markers; Epilogue and Final Remarks