Wildlife Toxicology
BI 469/669
Fall 2013
Fifth Readings -- Insecticides – Organophosphates, Carbamates, Pyrethrins, and
Neonicotinoids
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2. AdeC., Boone,M. and Puglis, H. 2010. Effects of an insecticide and potential predators on green frogs and northern cricket frogs. Journal of Herpetology 44: 591-600.
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4. Agostini, M., Natale, G. and Ronco, A. 2010. Lethal and sublethal effects of cypermethrin to Hypsiboas pulchellus tadpoles. Ecotoxicology 19: 1545-1550.
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Aguilera, C., Gonzalez del Pliego, P., Alfaro, R., Lazcano, E. and Cruz, J. 2012.
Polllution biomarkers in the spiny lizard ( Sceloporus spp.) from two suburban populations of Monterrey, Mexico. Ecotoxicology 21: 2103-2112.
Alonso, M., Feo, M., Corcellas, C., Vidal, L., Bertozzi, C., Marigo, J., Secchi, E., Bassoi,
M., Azevedo, A., Dorneles, P., Torres, J., Lailson-Brito, J., Malm, O., Eljarrat, E. and
Barcelo, D. 2012. Pyrethroids: A new threat to marine mammals? Environment
International 47: 99-106.
6. Amaral, M., Bicho, R., Carretero, M., Sanchez-Hernandez, J., Faustino, M., Soares, A. and Mann, R. 2012. The usefulness of mesocosms for ecotoxicity testing with lacertid lizards. Acta Heretologica 7: 263-280.
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Addy-Orduna, L., Zaccagnini, M-E., Canavelli, S. and Mineau, P. 2011. Formulated beta-cyfluthrin shows wide divergence in toxicity among bird species. Journal of
Toxicology 2011, Article 803451: 1-10.
Amaral, M., Carretero, M., Bicho, R., Soares, A. and Mann, R. 2012. The use of a lacertid lizard as a model for reptile ecotoxicology studies
– Part 1. Field demographics and morphology. Chemosphere 87: 757-764.
8. Amaral, M., Sanchez-Hernandez, J., Bicho, R., Carretero, M., Valente, R., Faustino, A.,
Soares, A. and Mann, R. 2012. Biomarkers of exposure and effect in a lacertid lizard
( Podarcis bocagei Seoane) exposed to chlorpyrifos. Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry 31: 2345-2353.
9. Attademo, A., Lajmanovich, R., Peltzer, P., Basso, A., Junges, C. and Cabagna-
Zenklusen, M. 2012. Plasma β-esterase and glutathione s-transferase activities in the
South American reptiles Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia, Alligatoridae) and Phrynops hilarii (Testudines, Chelidae). Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 223: 3321-3331.
10. Bernabo, I., Gallo, L., Sperone, E., Tripepi, S. and Brunelli, E. 2011. Survival, development, and gonadal differentiation in Rana dalmatina chronically exposed to chlorpyrifos. Journal of Experimental Zoology 313A: 314-327.

11. Bernabo, I., Sperone, E., Tripepi, S. and Brunelli, E. 2011. Toxicity of chlorpyrifos to larval Rana dalmatina : Acute and chronic effects on survival, development, growth and gill apparatus. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51: 704-718.
12. Bradford, D., Knapp, R., Sparling, D., Nash, M., Stanley, K., Tallent-Halsell, N.,
McConnell, L. and Simonich, S. 2011. Pesticide distributions and population declines of
California, USA, alpine frogs, Rana muscosa and Rana sierrae . Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry 30: 682-691.
13. Bulwn, B. and Distel, C. 2011. Carbaryl concentration gradients in realistic environments and their influence on our understanding of the tadpole food web.
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 60: 343-350.
14. Cakici, O. and Akat, E. 2012. Histopathological effects of carbaryl on testes of snakeeyed lizard, Ophisops elegans . Environmental Science and Pollution Research 19: 64-
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15. Cakici, O. and Akat, E. 2012. Histopathological effects of carbaryl on digestive system of snake-eyed lizard, Ophisops elegans . Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and
Toxicology 88: 685-690.
16. Cobos, V., Mora, M., Escalona, G., Calme, S. and Jimenez, J. 2010. Variation in plasma cholinesterase activity in the clay-colored robin ( Turdus grayi ) in relation to time of day, season, and diazinon exposure. Ecotoxicology 19: 267-272.
17. Distel, C. and Boone, M. 2010. Effects of aquatic exposure to the insecticide carbaryl are species-specific across life stages and mediated by heterospecific competitors in anurans. Functional Ecology 24: 1342-1352.
18. Distel, C. and Boone, M. 2010. Pesticide has asymmetric effects on two tadpole species across density gradient. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30: 650-658.
19. Ghodageri, M. and Pancharatna, K. 2011. Morphological and behavioral alterations induced by endocrine disrupters in amphibian tadpoles. Toxicological and
Environmental Chemistry 93: 2012-2021.
20. Goulson, D. An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid insecticides.
2013. Journal of Applied Ecology 50: 977-987.
21. Heffernan, J., Mineau, P., Falk, R. and Wickstrom, M. 2012. Combined effect of shortterm dehydration and sublethal acute oral dicrotophos exposure confounds the diagnosis of anthicholinesterase exposure in common quail ( Coturnix coturnix ) using plasma cholinesterase activity. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48: 695-706.
22. Junges, C., Lajmanovich, R., Peltzer, P., Attademo, A. and Basso, A. 2010. Predatorprey interactions between Synbranchus marmoratus (Teleostei: Synbranchidae) and
Hypsiboas pulchellus tadpoles (Amphibia: Hylidae): Importance of lateral line in nocturnal predation and effects of fenitrothion exposure. Chemosphere 81: 1233-1238.
23. Kerby, J., Wehrmann, A. and Sih, A. 2012. Impacts of the insecticide diazinon on the behavior of predatory fish and amphibian prey. Journal of Hepetology 46: 171-176.

24. Kundu, C., Roychoudhury, S. and Capcarova, M. 2011. Malathion-induced sublethal toxicity on the intestine of cricket frog ( Fejervarya limnocharis ). Journal of
Environmental Science and Health, Part B 46: 691-696.
25. Lawrence, E. and Isioma, T. 2010. Acute toxic effects of endosulfan and diazinon pesticides on adult amphibians ( Bufo regularis ). Journal of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 2: 73-78.
26. Lehel, J., Laczay, P., Deri, J., Darin, E. and Budal, P. 2010. Model study on the clinical signs and residue concentrations of sublethal carbofuran poisoning in birds. Journal of
Wildlife Diseases 46: 1274-1278.
27. Leite, P., Cristina, T., Margarido, S., de Lima, D., Rossa-Feres, D. and de Almeida, E.
2010. Esterase inhibition in tadpoles of Scinax fuscovarius (Anura, Hylidae) as a biomarker for exposure to organophosphate pesticides. Environmental Science and
Pollution Research 17: 1411-1321.
28. Li, X., Li, X., Liu, S. and Zhu, G. 2010. Lethal effect and in vivo genotoxicity of profenofos to Chinese native amphibian ( Rana spinosa ) tadpoles. Archives of
Environmental Conatamination and Toxicology 59: 478-483.
29. Lopex-Antia, A., Ortiz-Santaliestra, M., Mougeot, F. and Mateo, R. 2013. Experimental exposure of red-legged partridges ( Alectoris rufa ) to seeds coated with imidacloprid, thiram, and difenoconazole. Ecotoxicology 22: 125-138.
30. MacLeod, C., Blackwell, G. and Benge, J. 2012. Reduced pesticide toxicity and increased woody vegetation cover account for enhanced native bird densities in organic orchards. Journal of Applied Ecology 49: 652-660.
31. Mason, R., Tennekes, H., Sanchez-Bayo, F. and Jepsen, P. 2013. Immune suppression by neonicotinoid insecticides at the root of global wildlife declines. Journal of Environmental Immunology and Toxicology 1: 3-12.
32. Modra, H., Vrskova, D., Macova, S., Kohoutkova, J., Hajslova, J., Haluzova, I. and
Svobodova, Z. 2011. Comparison of diazinon toxicity to embryos of Xenopus laevis and
Danio rerio ; degradation of diazinon in water. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 86: 601-604.
33. Moye, J. and Pritsos, C. 2010. Effects of chlorpyrifos and aldicarb on flight activity and related cholinesterase inhibition in homing pigeons, Columba livia : Potential for migration effects. Bulleting of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 84: 677-681.
34. Nain, S., Bour, A., Chalmers, C., Smits, J. 2011. Immunotoxicity and disease resistance in Japanese quail (Corturnix coturnix japonica) exposed to malathion.
Ecotoxicology 20: 892-900.
35. Nataraj, M. and Krishnamurthy, S. 2012. Effects of combinations of malathion and cypermethrin on survivability and time of metamorphosis of tadpoles of Indian cricket frog ( Fejervarya limnocharis ). Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B 47:
67-73.

36. Novotny, L., Misik, J., Honzlova, A., Ondracek, P., Kuca, K., Vavra, O., Rachac, V. and
Chloupek, P. 2011. Incidental poisoning of animals by carbamates in the Czech
Republic. Journal of Applied Biomedicine 9: 157-161.
37. Otieno, P., Lalah, J., Virani, M., Jondiko, I. and Schramm, K-W. 2010. Carbofuran and its toxic metabolites provide forensic evidence for furadan exposure in vultures ( Gyps africanus ) in Kenya. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 84: 536-
544.
38. Reijic, S., Srebocan, E., Huber, D., Kusak, J., Suran, J., Brzica, S., Cukrov, S. and Crnic,
A. 2012. A case of a brown bear poisoning with carbofuran in Croatia. Ursus 23: 86-
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39. Relyea, R. and Edwards. K. 2010. What doesn’t killy makes you sluggish: How sublethal pesticides alter predator-prey interactions. Copeia 2010: 558-567.
40. Sanchez-Bayo, F. 2011. Insecticides mode of action in relation to their toxicity to nontarget organisms. Environmental and Analytical Toxicology S4: 1-9
41. Santos, C., Monteiro, M., Soares, A. and Loureiro, S. 2012. Characterization of cholinesterases in plasma of three Portuguese native bird species: Application to biomonitoring. Plos One e33975: 1-8.
42. Shimshoni, J., Evgeny, E., Lublin, A., Cuneah, O., King, R., Horowitz, I. and Shlosberg,
A. 2012. Determination of brain cholinesterase activity in normal and pesticide exposed wild birds in Israel. Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine 67: 214-219.
43. Strum, K., Hooper, M., Johnson, K., Lanctot, R., Zaccagnini, M. and Sandercock, B.
2010. Exposure of nonbreeding migratory shorebirds to cholinesterase inhibiting contaminants in the western hemisphere. Condor 112: 15-28.
44. Wolf, C., Riffel, M., Weyman, G., Douglas, M. and Norman, S. 2010. Telemetry-based field studies for assessment of acute and short-term risk to birds from spray applications of chlorpyrifos. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29: 1705-1803.