Fish and Wildlife Disease Investigation and Surveillance
Fish and Wildlife Disease Investigation and Surveillance
At the Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC), we strive to provide world-class science to inform natural resource decisions that preserve and enhance our quality of life.
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Endocrine Active Effects on Turtle Embryonic Development
The Challenge: Emerging contaminants may be in part responsible for recent endocrine disruption observed in fish in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Endocrine active compounds implicated in the decline of fish populations may affect other wildlife as well. There are 6 species of turtles and 5 of snakes living within the main-stem and tidal areas of the Bay. As poikilotherms, reptiles are dependent on...