Toxicology of marine mammals
Vos, J.G.; Bossart, G.D.; Fournier, M.; O'Shea, T.J. (Ed.) (2003). Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment. Taylor & Francis: London. ISBN 0-415-23914-1; e-ISBN 9780429217463. XI, 643 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203165577
Part of: Gardner, D.E.; Hayes, A.W.; Thomas, J.A. (Ed.) New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment. Taylor & Francis: London. e-ISSN 2154-7343, more
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Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic mammals > Marine mammals
Environmental factors
Toxicology
Mammalia [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Vos, J.G., editor
- Bossart, G.D., editor
- Fournier, M., editor
- O'Shea, T.J., editor
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- Moeller jr., R.B. (2003). Pathology of marine mammals with special reference to infectious diseases, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 3-37, more
- De Guise, S.; Beckmen, K.B.; Holladay, S.D. (2003). Contaminants and marine mammal immunotoxicology and pathology, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 38-54, more
- Reijnders, P.J.H. (2003). Reproductive and developmental effects of environmental organochlorines on marine mammals, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 55-66, more
- Gregory, M.; Cyr, D.G. (2003). Effects of environmental contaminants on the endocrine system of marine mammals, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 67-81, more
- Reddy, M.L.; Ridgway, S.H. (2003). Opportunities for environmental contaminant research: what we can learn from marine mammals in human care, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 82-96, more
- O'Shea, T.J.; Tanabe, S. (2004). Persistent ocean contaminants and marine mammals: a retrospective overview, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) (2003). Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 99-134, more
- Das, K.; Debacker, V.; Pillet, S.; Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2003). Heavy metals in marine mammals, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 135-167, more
- O'Hara, T.M.; Becker, P.R. (2003). Persistent organic contaminants in Arctic marine mammals, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 168-205, more
- O'Hara, T.M.; Woshner, V.; Bratton, G. (2003). Inorganic pollutants in Arctic marine mammals, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 206-246, more
- Van Dolah, F.M.; Doucetee, G.J.; Gulland, F.M.D.; Rowles, T.L.; Bossart, G.D. (2003). Impacts of algal toxins on marine mammals, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 247-269, more
- O'Shea, T.J. (2003). Toxicology of sirenians, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 269-287, more
- Colborn, T.; Smolen, M.J. (2003). Cetaceans and contaminants, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 291-332, more
- Martineau, D.; Mikaelian, I.; Lapointe, J.-M.; Labelle, P.; Higgins, R. (2003). Pathology of cetaceans: a case study: beluga from the St. Lawrence estuary, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 333-380, more
- Brousseau, P.; De Guise, S.; Voccia, I.; Ruby, S.; Fournier, M. (2003). Immune status of St. Lawrence estuary beluga whales, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 381-403, more
- Gauthier, J.M.; Dubeau, H.; Rassart, E. (2003). Evaluation of genotoxic effects of environmental contaminants in cells of marine mammals, with particular emphasis on beluga whales, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 404-428, more
- Carvan III, M.J.; Busbee, D.L. (2003). Mechanisms of aromatic hydrocarbon toxicity: implications for cetacean morbidity and mortality, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 429-457, more
- Stein, J.E.; Tilbury, K.L.; Meador, J.P.; Gorzelany, J.F.; Worthy, G.A.J.; Krahn, M.M. (2003). Ecotoxicological investigations of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) strandings: accumulation of persistent organic chemicals and metals, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 458-488, more
- Reijnders, P.J.H.; Simmonds, M.P. (2003). Global temporal trends of organochlorines and heavy metals in pinnipeds, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 491-506, more
- Bergman, A.; Bignert, A.; Olsson, M. (2003). Pathology in Baltic grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in relation to environmental exposure to endocrine disruptors, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 507-533, more
- Ross, P.S.; Vos, J.G.; Osterhaus, A.D.M.E. (2003). The immune system, environmental contaminants and virus-associated mass mortalities among pinnipeds, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 534-557, more
- Vos, J.G.; Ross, P.S.; de Swart, R.L.; van Loveren, H.; Osterhaus, A.D.M.E. (2003). The effects of chemical contaminants on immune functions in harbour seals: results of a semi-field study, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. pp. 558-570, more
- Ross, P.S.; Beckmen, K.B.; Pillet, S. (2003). Immunotoxicology of free-ranging pinnipeds: approaches to study design, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 571-591, more
- O'Shea, T.J.; Bossart, G.D.; Fournier, M.; Vos, J.G. (2003). Conclusions and perspectives for the future, in: Vos, J.G. et al. (Ed.) Toxicology of marine mammals. New Perspectives: Toxicology and the Environment, : pp. 595-613, more
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| Abstract |
The activities of modern society have unleashed a range of toxic chemicals into the global environment. Many of these toxicants are now being detected in increasing quantities in the tissues of marine mammals, most notably in top predators who acquire relatively large amounts of toxic chemicals by ingesting contaminated prey. Toxicology of Marine Mammals focuses on the effects of natural and introduced toxicants on organs and systems in marine mammals. It provides overviews on health status and contamination, with subsequent chapters devoted to whales, pinnipeds, dolphins, polar bears, manatees, and sea otters. Internationally renowned researchers assess the mounting evidence for adverse effects on reproduction and the chemically-induced increased susceptibility to death from infectious diseases. The concluding chapter addresses perspectives and issues for the future. This compelling book features research from a vast geographic landscape ranging from the tropics to the Arctic, with case studies on intriguing areas of contamination such as the St. Lawrence River and the Baltic Sea. It identifies the severe threats that environmental contaminants pose to the health and future of marine mammals. It also makes an urgent call for legislation to regulate the incessant pollution ravaging our seas and devastating the marine mammal population worldwide. 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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