Population Ecotoxicology (Hardbound - 2001)

About the Book
This essential text for ecotoxicologists, environmental consultants and environmental scientists, explores the science of contaminants in the biosphere and toxicant effects on populations. Topics covered include:

• The population context for ecotoxicology
• Epidemiology of noninfectious disease in populations
• Population dynamics and demography
• Translating individual effects to population effects using energy allocation theory and phenotypic plasticity
• Toxicant-related natural selection
• The effect of toxicants on the genetic qualities of populations