AMPHIBIANS Bioindicators and Sentinel organisms of Metal Pollution - Couverture souple

Kour, Preetpal; Tripathi, N.K.; Sharma, Poonam

 
9783659969683: AMPHIBIANS Bioindicators and Sentinel organisms of Metal Pollution
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659969680 ISBN 13 : 9783659969683
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Amphibians are a class of ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates that include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. The majority of species lay eggs undergo metamorphosis, moving from a larval stage (usually aquatic) through the development of limbs and lungs to become terrestrial adults. Almost all species are dependent on moist conditions, and many require freshwater habitats in which to breed. The greatest diversity occurs in tropical forests, with species richness generally lower in temperate and arid regions. Amphibians are excellent indicators of the quality of the overall environment, as they are very sensitive to perturbations in ecosystems. The present book reveals the genotoxic potential of various heavy metals utilizing chromosome aberration test and micronucleus test as genotoxic assays selecting E. cyanophlyctis as a model for the genotoxic experiments and evaluations.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Amphibians are a class of ectothermic, tetrapod vertebrates that include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. The majority of species lay eggs undergo metamorphosis, moving from a larval stage (usually aquatic) through the development of limbs and lungs to become terrestrial adults. Almost all species are dependent on moist conditions, and many require freshwater habitats in which to breed. The greatest diversity occurs in tropical forests, with species richness generally lower in temperate and arid regions. Amphibians are excellent indicators of the quality of the overall environment, as they are very sensitive to perturbations in ecosystems. The present book reveals the genotoxic potential of various heavy metals utilizing chromosome aberration test and micronucleus test as genotoxic assays selecting E. cyanophlyctis as a model for the genotoxic experiments and evaluations.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Preetpal Kour is serving as Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, GCW, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, J&K India. She has attended a number of conferences, seminars, workshops, orientation and refresher courses. Presently, engaged in teaching and research, has many research publications in International Journals of high impact value.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659969680
ISBN 13 
9783659969683
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
264
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