(PDF) Ecological Biomarkers – Indicators of Ecotoxicological Effects by Claude Amiard-Triquet

This is the PDF eBook version for Ecological Biomarkers – Indicators of Ecotoxicological Effects by Claude Amiard-Triquet, Jean-Claude Amiard, Philip S. Rainbow

Table of Contents

Introduction. History of Biomarkers. Biomarkers of Defence, Tolerance and Ecological Consequences. Biomarkers of Damage. Sentinel Species. Linking Lysosomal Biomarkers and Ecotoxicological Effects at Higher Biological Levels. Impairments of Endocrine Functions: Causes and Consequences. Impairments of Endocrine Functions: Case Studies. Behavioral Ecotoxicology. Origin of Energy Metabolism Impairments. Consequences of Energy Metabolism Impairments. Genotoxicity Markers and In Situ Individual and Populational Effects. Genetic Variability and Gene Expression. Biomarkers in the Assessment of The Ecotoxicological Status Of Aquatic Habitats.