“…A diverse array of physiological functions may have potential as a prognostic indicator of altered organismal performance, including those related to the nervous, endocrine, and reproductive system, regulatory enzymes, genetic material, immune response, and stress biology (see previous sections). Such mechanistic approaches apply to amphibians, a taxon for which toxicological studies are still underrepresented, especially with respect to tropical species (Schiesari et al 2007, Lehman and Williams 2010, Ghose et al 2014.…”