Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are environmentally widespread, persistent, and
bioaccumulative chemicals with multiple toxicities reported in experimental models and …

Reptiles are ectothermic amniotes, providing the key link between ectothermic anamniotic
fishes and amphibians, and endothermic amniotic birds and mammals. A greater …

Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …

Losses in crops caused by plant pathogenic bacteria and parasitic nematode are increasing
because of a decrease in efficacy of traditional management measures. There is an urgent …

The concept of stress is notoriously difficult to define, despite its ubiquity in both common
parlance and the scientific literature. Given the clear importance of understanding how …

Immune system development, particularly in the prenatal period, has far‐reaching
consequences for health during early childhood, as well as throughout life. Environmental …

Marine litter is any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed
of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment. Ingestion of marine litter can have …

Background Early life stages are generally most sensitive to toxic effects. Our knowledge on
the action of manmade chemicals on the developing vertebrate embryo is, however, rather …

Background Mercury is a pervasive environmental pollutant whose toxic effects have not
been studied in sea turtles in spite of their threatened status and evidence of …

Anthropogenic debris in the environment affects many species that accidentally ingest it. The
aim of this study is to evaluate the quantity and composition of marine litter ingested by …