Toxicology of Marine Mammals (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Vos, Joseph G.; O'Shea, Thomas; Fournier, Michel; Bossart, Gregory

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the effects of natural and introduced toxicants on organs and systems in marine mammals, this book includes overviews on health status and contamination with chapters devoted to whales, pinnipeds, dolphins, polar bears, manatees, and sea otters. The concluding chapter addresses perspectives for the future. This volume features research from a vast geographic landscape, with case studies on intriguing areas of contamination such as the St. Lawrence River and the Baltic Sea. Toxicologists working in marine biology and veterinary medicine, conservation scientists, fisheries scientists, environmental scientists, and wildlife managers will all benefit from this comprehensive resource.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 658
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134554362
• Artikelnr.: 57541217

Autorenporträt

Joseph G. Vos , Gregory D. Bossart, Micheal Fournier, Thomas J. O'Shea

Inhaltsangabe

PART I IMPLICATIONS OF CONTAMINANTS FOR MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH. Pathology of
Marine Mammals with Special Reference to Infectious Diseases. Contaminants
and Marine Mammal Immunotoxicology and Pathology. Reproductive and
Developmental Effects of Environmental Organochlorines on Marine Mammals.
Effects of Environmental Contaminants on the Endocrine System of Marine
Mammals. Opportunities for Environmental Contaminant Research: What Can We
Learn from Marine Mammals Under Human Care. PART II AN OVERVIEW OF
CONTAMINATION OF MARINE MAMMALS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT. Persistent Ocean
Contaminants and Marine Mammals: A Retrospective Overview. Heavy Metals in
Marine Mammals. Persistent Organic Contaminants in Arctic Marine Mammals.
Inorganic Pollutants in Arctic Marine Mammals. Impacts of Algal Toxins on
Marine Mammals. Toxicology in Sirenians. PART III CETACEANS. Cetaceans and
Contaminants. Pathology of Cetaceans. A Case Study: Beluga from the St.
Lawrence Estuary. Immune Status of St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga Whale.
Evaluation of Genotoxic Effects of Environmental Contaminants in Cells of
Marine Mammals, with Particular Emphasis on Beluga Whales.. Mechanisms of
Aromatic Hydrocarbon Toxicity: Implications for Cetacean Morbidity and
Mortality. Ecotoxicologic Investigations of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops
truncatas) Strandings: Accumulation of Persistent Organic Chemicals and
Metals. PART IV PINNIPEDS. Global Temporal Trends of Organochlorines and
Heavy Metals in Pinnipeds. Pathology in Baltic Grey Seals (Halichoerus
grypus) in Relation to Environmental Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors. The
Immune System, Chemical Contaminants and Virus-Associated Mass Mortalities
Among Pinnipeds. The Effects of Chemical Contaminants on Immune Function in
Harbour Seals: Results of a Semi-Field Study. Immunotoxicology of
Free-Ranging Pinnipeds: Approaches to Study Design. PART V PERSPECTIVES FOR
THE FUTURE. Conclusions and Perspectives for the Future.