Impacts of pharmaceutical pollution on fitness-related traits and behaviours in fish

This thesis investigates impacts of emerging forms of chemical pollution, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceutical contaminants, on wildlife. It emphasises environmental realism, focussing on effects of widespread chemical pollutants on ecologically important traits and behaviours in fish. The findings reported in this thesis reveal a range of previously unknown impacts of pollution and will inform management and policy to improve wastewater treatment processes and, thereby, reduce contamination of aquatic habitats.