Anticoagulant Rodenticides and Wildlife (eBook)

Foreword1. Anticoagulant Rodenticides and Wildlife: Introduction 2. Use of anticoagulant rodenticides in different applications around the world 3. Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity to non-target wildlife under controlled exposure conditions 4. Pharmacokinetics of anticoagulant rodenticides in target and non-target organisms 5. Ante-mortem and post-mortem signs of anticoagulant rodenticide toxicosis in birds of prey 6. Primary exposure and effects in non-target animals 7. Secondary exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides and effects on predators 8. Spatial dimensions of the risks of rodenticide use to non-target small mammals and applications in spatially explicit risk modeling 9. Ecological factors driving uptake of anticoagulant rodenticides in predators 10. Development of resistance to anticoagulant rodenticides in rodents 11. An international perspective on the regulation of rodenticides 12. Anticoagulants and risk mitigation 13. Perspectives on existing and potential new alternatives to anticoagulant rodenticides and the implications for integrated pest management 14. Anticoagulant rodenticides and wildlife: concluding remarks