Multiple stressor effects in relation to declining amphibian populations / G. Linder ... [et al.], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Linder, Greg, 1950 May 28-

ASTM International.

Series:

ASTM special technical publication ; 1443.

STP ; 1443

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amphibians--Effect of chemicals on--Congresses.

Amphibians.

Toxicity testing--Congresses.

Toxicity testing.

Endangered species--Congresses.

Endangered species.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 282 p. ) ill., maps ;

Place of Publication:

West Conshohocken, PA : ASTM International, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

The history and development of FETAX (ASTM standard guide, E-1439 on conducting the frog embryo teratogenesis assay-Xenopus) / J.N. Dumont, J.A. Bantle and G. Linder

The FETAX of today-and tomorrow / D.J. Fort, D.W. McLaughlin and J.G. Burkhart

AMPHITOX : a customized set of toxicity tests employing amphibian embryos / J. Herkovits and C.S. Pérez-Coll

Investigation of frog abnormalities on national wildlife refuges in the northeast U.S. / L. Eaton-Poole [and others]

Evaluation of the potential impact of water and sediment from national wildlife refuge sites using a modified frog embryo teratogenesis assay-Xenopus (FETAX) / S.D. Turley [and others]

Determination of malathion aerial drift and associated effects to the endangered Wyoming toad (Bufo baxteri) using surrogate Woodhouse's toads (Bufo woodhousis) at Mortenson and Hutton Lake national wildlife refuges and potential reintroduction sites / K.K. Dickerson [and others]

Synergistic effects of a combined exposure to herbicides and an insecticide in Hyla versicolor / L. Mazanti [and others]

Ammonium perchlorate disruption of thyroid function in natural amphibian populations : assessment and potential impact / J.A. Carr [and others]

Interaction between perchlorate and iodine in the metamorphosis of Hyla versicolor / D.W. Sparling, G. Harvey and V. Nzengung

Using semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) to assess the toxicity and teratogenicity of aquatic amphibian habitats / C.M. Bridges and E.E. Little

Methods for testing the combined effects of contamination and hibernation on terrestrial amphibians / S.M. James

Integrated field and laboratory tests to evaluate effects of metals-impacted wetlands on amphibians : a case study from Montana / G. Linder

The role of multiple stressor causes in declining amphibian populations : a Wingspread workshop summary / S.K. Krest, G. Linder and D.W. Sparling

Establishing cause-effect relationships for chemical stressors in amphibians : providing adequate data for the ERA / D.J. Fort and D.W. McLaughlin

Multiple causes for the malformed frog phenomenon / M.J. Lannoo [and others]

Establishing causality in the decline and deformity of amphibians : the amphibian research and monitoring initiative model / E.E. Little [and others].

Notes:

Papers from a symposium held in Pittsburgh, PA, Apr. 16-17, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780803154865

0803154860