[HTML][HTML] Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on arctic wildlife and fish

R Dietz, RJ Letcher, JP Desforges, I Eulaers… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of the exposure to organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in Arctic …

Minireview: hair cortisol: a novel biomarker of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical activity

JS Meyer, MA Novak - Endocrinology, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
Activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis is commonly assessed by
measuring glucocorticoids such as cortisol (CORT). For many years, CORT was obtained …

Stress physiology in marine mammals: how well do they fit the terrestrial model?

S Atkinson, D Crocker, D Houser… - Journal of Comparative …, 2015‏ - Springer
Stressors are commonly accepted as the causal factors, either internal or external, that
evoke physiological responses to mediate the impact of the stressor. The majority of …

[HTML][HTML] State of knowledge on current exposure, fate and potential health effects of contaminants in polar bears from the circumpolar Arctic

H Routti, TC Atwood, T Bechshoft, A Boltunov… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is among the Arctic species exposed to the highest
concentrations of long-range transported bioaccumulative contaminants, such as …

Stress and reproductive hormones in grizzly bears reflect nutritional benefits and social consequences of a salmon foraging niche

HM Bryan, CT Darimont, PC Paquet… - PloS one, 2013‏ - journals.plos.org
Physiological indicators of social and nutritional stress can provide insight into the
responses of species to changes in food availability. In coastal British Columbia, Canada …

Population density-dependent hair cortisol concentrations in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

AM Dettmer, MA Novak, JS Meyer, SJ Suomi - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Population density is known to influence acute measures of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis activity in a variety of species, including fish, deer, birds, and humans. However …

A broad cocktail of environmental pollutants found in eggs of three seabird species from remote colonies in Norway

S Huber, NA Warner, T Nygård… - Environmental …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Eggs of 3 seabird species, common eider (Somateria mollisima), European shag
(Phalacrocorax aristotelis aristotelis), and European herring gull (Larus argentatus), were …

[HTML][HTML] Three decades (1983–2010) of contaminant trends in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Part 1: legacy organochlorine contaminants

R Dietz, FF Rigét, C Sonne, EW Born, T Bechshøft… - Environment …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Legacy organochlorine contaminants were determined in adipose tissues from 294 polar
bears (Ursus maritimus) sampled in East Greenland in 23 of the 28 years between 1983 and …

Blubber Cortisol-Based Approach to Explore the Endocrine Responses of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis) to Diet Shifts and Contaminant …

Y Guo, D Gui, X Zhang, W Liu, Q **e… - … Science & Technology, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
The detrimental effects of contaminant exposure and changes in the availability of food
resources are still of concern for Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) of the …

Anthropogenic flank attack on polar bears: interacting consequences of climate warming and pollutant exposure

BM Jenssen, GD Villanger, KM Gabrielsen… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are subjected to several anthropogenic threats, climate
warming and exposure to pollutants being two of these. For polar bears, one of the main …