Wildlife sexual functioning

T. Colborn and C. Clement, Advances in Modern Environmental Toxicology Volnme XXL Chemically-Induced Alterations in Sexual and Functional Development The Wildlife/Human Connection, Princeton Scientific, New Jersey, 1992. 

Fox GA. 1992. Epidemiological and pathobiological evidence of contaminant-induced alterations in sexual development in free-living wildlife. In Colbom T, Clement C, editors, Chemically-induced alterations in sexual and functional development the wildlife/ human connection. Princeton (NJ) Princeton Scientific Publishing Company, p. 147-158. 

In recent years, concern that chemicals might inadvertently be disrupting the endocrine system of humans and wildlife has increased. The concerns regarding exposure to these endocrine disrupters are based on adverse effects observed in certain wildlife, fish, and ecosystems increased incidences of certain endocrine-related human diseases and adverse effects observed in laboratory animals exposed to certain chemicals. The main effects reported in both wildlife and humans concern reproductive and sexual development and function altered immune system, nervous system, and thyroid function and hormone-related cancers. Endocrine dismption is not considered a toxicological endpoint in its own right, but a functional change or toxicological mode(s) of action that may lead to adverse effects. Endocrine dismpters are addressed further in Section 4.11. 

Colborn, T., and C. Clement, eds. Chemically-induced alterations in sexual and functional development The Wildlife/Human Connection. In Advances in Modern Environmental Toxicology, M. A. Mehlman, ed. Princeton, NJ Princeton Scientific Publishing, 1992. 

ColbornT., Clement C. (eds.) (1992) Advances in ModernEnvi-ronmental Toxicology Vol. 21, Chemically-induced Alterations in Sexual and Functional Development the Wildlife/Human Connection. Princeton, NJ Princeton Scientific. 

Bason CW and Colborn T. 1991. U.S. application and distribution of pesticides and industrial chemicals capable of disrupting endocrine and immune systems. In Colborn T and Clement, eds. Advances in modern environmental toxicology, vol. 21. Chemically-induced alterations in sexual and functional development. The Wildlife/Human Connection, July 26-28, 1991. Racine, WI Princeton Scientific Publishing Co. Inc. Princeton, New Jersey, ISBN 0-911131-35-3. 1992. 335-345. 

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