Susan C. M. Gardner, Eva Oberdorster

• Introduction to reptilian toxicology. Global threats affecting the status of reptile populations. Use of tissue residues in reptile ecotoxicology: A call for integration and experimentalism. Tools for assessing contaminant exposure and affects in reptiles. Hepatic, renal, and adrenal toxicology. Developmental and reproductive effects. Neurotoxicology and behavioral effects in reptiles. Immunotoxicology and implications for reptilian health. Reptilian genotoxicity. Reptile ecotoxicology: Studying the effects of contaminants on populations.

“The book is well organized and eminently readable. …Its strength relates to discussions of the challenges of increasing our knowledge of contaminant effects on reptile populations, both in the field and in the laboratory.” —Dr. R.H. Poppenga, Veterinary Pathology, Vol. 43, No. 6, 2006 “This book and the investigators who have supported the research discussed within it prove that we are making great strides in the area of reptilian ecotoxicology. To the editors and authors – congratulations on a much needed and comprehensive effort. To the readers – give reptiles a try if you haven’t already.” —Linda Meyers-Schöne, Ph.D., Blue World Environment, from the Foreword