Ecological biomarkers [electronic resource] : indicators of ecotoxicological effects / edited by Claude Amiard-Triquet, Jean-Claude Amiard, Philip S. Rainbow.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Claude Amiard-Triquet and Jean-Claude Amiard -- 2. History of biomarkers / Mich�ele Rom�eo and Laure Giamb�erini -- 3. Biomarkers of defense, tolerance, and ecological consequences / Claude Amiard-Triquet, Carole Cossu-Leguille, and Catherine Mouneyrac -- 4. Molecular and histocytological biomarkers / Jean-Claude Amiard and Claude Amiard-Triquet -- 5. Linking lysosomal biomarkers and ecotoxicological effects at higher biological levels / Michael N. Moore ... [et al.] -- 6. Linking immunotoxicity and ecotoxicological effects at higher biological levels / Pauline Brousseau ... [et al.] -- 7. Sentinel species / Brigitte Berthet -- 8. Impairments of endocrine functions : causes and consequences / Jean-Claude Amiard ... [et al.] -- 9. Impairments of endocrine functions : case studies / Matthew J. Gubbins ... [et al.] -- 10. Behavioral ecotoxicology / Claude Amiard-Triquet and Jean-Claude Amiard -- 11. Origin of energy metabolism impairments / Odile Dedourge-Geffard ... [et al.] -- 12. Consequences of energy metabolism impairments / Catherine Mouneyrac, Cyril Durou, and Alexandre P�ery -- 13. Biomarkers of genotoxicity for in situ studies at individual and population levels / Paule Vasseur ... [et al.] -- 14. Evolutionary toxicology and transcriptomic approaches / Justine Marchand, Fran�oise Denis, and Jean Laroche -- 15. Biomarkers currently used in environmental monitoring / Tracy K. Collier ... [et al.] -- 16. Conclusions : biomarkers in environmental risk assessment / Claude Amiard-Triquet, Jean-Claude Amiard, and Philip S. Rainbow.

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