Pesticides are contributing in current agriculture to fulfil the need of raising population. Uses
of pesticides are not limited to agriculture, but they are also used to control over domestic …

For decades, studies of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have challenged traditional
concepts in toxicology, in particular the dogma of “the dose makes the poison,” because …

Pesticides are used to kill the pests and insects which attack on crops and harm them.
Different kinds of pesticides have been used for crop protection for centuries. Pesticides …

Summary 1 A growing number of ecologists are turning to the enumeration of white blood
cells from blood smears (leukocyte profiles) to assess stress in animals. There has been …

Greater than 70% of the world's amphibian species are in decline. We propose that there is
probably not a single cause for global amphibian declines and present a three-tiered …

Recent increases in the magnitude and rate of environmental change, including habitat loss,
climate change and overexploitation, have been directly linked to the global loss of …

Environmental change has negatively affected most biological systems on our planet and is
becoming of increasing concern for the well-being and survival of many species. At an …

Atrazine is the most commonly detected pesticide contaminant of ground water, surface
water, and precipitation. Atrazine is also an endocrine disruptor that, among other effects …

This practical manual of amphibian ecology and conservation brings together a
distinguished, international group of amphibian researchers to provide a state-of-the-art …

The cumulative effects of multiple stressors are becoming a priority concern for
ecotoxicologists, ecologists and conservation biologists working to understand threats to …