BookPierre Comizzoli, Janine L. Brown, William V. Holt, editors.
Contents:
Intro; Foreword; Contents;
Chapter 1: Reproductive Science as an Essential Component of Conservation Biology: New Edition; 1 Introduction; 2 Survival and Adaptation of Species in a Changing Environment; 3 Progress in Understanding, Assisting, or Suppressing Reproduction in Wild Species; 4 Concluding Remarks; References; Part I: Survival and Adaptation of Species in a Changing Environment;
Chapter 2: The Importance of Reproduction for the Conservation of Slow-Growing Animal Populations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Inherent Flaw of Conventional Sensitivity Analyses 1.2 The Interpretation of Conventional Sensitivity Analyses2 Case Studies; 2.1 Birds; 2.1.1 Case Study: Marbled Murrelet; 2.1.2 Other Bird Studies; 2.2 Ungulates; 2.2.1 Case Study: Bighorn Sheep; 2.3 Carnivores; 2.3.1 Case Study: American Black Bear; 2.4 Cetaceans; 2.4.1 Case Study: Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin; 3 Conclusion and Future Directions; References;
Chapter 3: Reproductive Impact of Environmental Chemicals on Animals; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Wildlife Exposure and Endocrine Disruption; 1.2 Mode of Action; 2 Occurrence, Fate and Reproductive Toxicity; 2.1 Natural Sex Hormones 2.2 Synthetic Sex Hormones2.3 Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP); 2.4 Phthalates and Bisphenol-A; 2.5 Pesticides; 3 Reproductive Effects on Wildlife; 3.1 Effects in Fish; 3.2 Effects in Invertebrates; 3.3 Effects in Amphibians; 3.4 Effects in Mammals; 3.5 Effects in Reptiles; 4 Conclusion and Priorities for the Future; References;
Chapter 4: Transgenerational Impact of Environmental Change; 1 Introduction; 2 Defining Transgenerational Programming; 3 State of the Art: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD); 3.1 Human Observational Studies; 3.2 Animal Model Studies 4 Sensitivity of Parental Gametes and Embryos5 Epigenetic Mechanisms; 6 Priorities for the Future; References;
Chapter 5: Stress, Well-Being and Reproductive Success; 1 Introduction; 2 Stress and Reproduction; 2.1 The Neuroendocrine Stress Response; 2.2 How Stress Can Disrupt Reproduction; 2.3 The Role of Glucocorticoids in Normal Reproductive Function; 2.4 Measuring the Stress Response in Wildlife; 3 Alternative Methods to Assess Welfare; 3.1 The Autonomic Nervous System; 3.2 Neuroendocrine; 3.3 Immune Function; 3.4 Biomarkers of Positive Affect 4 Multi-Biomarker Measures of Stress and Welfare4.1 Allostasis and Allostatic Load; 4.2 Allostatic Load Theory and Methodology in Animals; 4.3 From Human Research to Animal Welfare; 4.3.1 Disease and Health Biomarkers; 4.3.2 Diet and Nutrition; 4.3.3 Physical Environment; 4.3.4 Social Environment; 4.3.5 Life Events; 4.3.6 Cognitive Function, Temperament and Personality; 4.3.7 Allostatic Load and Reproduction; 5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives; References;
Chapter 6: Physiological Thresholds in the Context of Marine Mammal Conservation; 1 Introduction; 2 State of the Art