The changing pattern of granulosa cell expression of inhibin/activin subunits and follistatin
during follicle development and their differential regulation by extrinsic and intraovarian …

Agricultural pesticides represent a significant class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals
(EDCs) to which non-target organisms around the world are constantly exposed. Laboratory …

Difficult to measure accurately and deal with effectively, organic pollutants continue to be a
major hazard in the environment. Significantly expanded, the second edition of Organic …

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

Environmental factors are known to influence sex determination in many nonmammalian
vertebrates. In all crocodilians studied thus far, temperature is the only known determinant of …

The captive environments that we provide for reptiles are not ideal. This issue applies across
a variety of situations, including: rearing hatchlings or neonates in captivity prior to release in …

Wildlife species have been recognized as sentinels of environmental health for decades. In
fact, ecological data on various wildlife populations provided the impetus for banning some …

The age-specific mortality curve for many species, including humans, is U-shaped: mortality
declines with age in the developing cohort (ontogenescence) before increasing with age …

The robustness of the growth of the human population in the face of environmental impacts
is in contrast to the sensitivity of wildlife. There is a danger that the success of reproduction …

Huge numbers of chemicals are released uncontrolled into the environment and some of
these chemicals induce unwanted biological effects, both on wildlife and humans. One class …