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Evaluating endocrine endpoints relative to reproductive success in Japanese quail exposed to estrogenic chemicals [poster] Evaluating endocrine endpoints relative to reproductive success in Japanese quail exposed to estrogenic chemicals [poster]
The standard US EPA guidelines for avian reproductive testing may not be sufficiently sensitive to detect effects of sublethal and chronic exposure to endocrine disrupting toxins. There is a need to evaluate endocrine endpoints as potential markers for contaminant effects, and to determine their effectiveness and sensitivity when applied to wildlife. To this end, a three generational...
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P.F.P. Henry, E. Russek-Cohen, C.S. Casey, M.A. Abdelnabi, M. A. Ottinger
Tumor Prevalence and Biomarkers of Exposure and Response in Brown Bullheads (Ameiurus nebulosus) from the Tidal Potomac River Watershed Tumor Prevalence and Biomarkers of Exposure and Response in Brown Bullheads (Ameiurus nebulosus) from the Tidal Potomac River Watershed
Four groups of thirty brown bullheads (Ameiurus nebulosus) were collected from the tidal Potomac River watershed to survey tumor prevalence in relation to contaminant exposure. Fish were obtained from the Quantico embayment, near a Superfund site that released polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and DDT compounds; Neabsco Creek,.a tributary with petroleum inputs from upstream areas and...
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A.E. Pinkney, J.C. Harshbarger, E.B. May, M. J. Melancon
Contaminant Hazard Reviews (compilation) Contaminant Hazard Reviews (compilation)
This compact disc (CD) contains the 35 reports in the Contaminant Hazard Reviews (CHR) that were published originally between 1985 and 1999 in the U.S. Department of the Interior Biological Report series. The CD was produced because printed supplies of these reviews--a total of 105,000--became exhausted and demand remained high. Each review was prepared at the request of environmental...
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R. Eisler, R. E. Munro, L.M. Loges, K. Boone, M.M. Paul, L.J. Garrett
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
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J. R. Longcore, D.G. McAuley, Gary R. Hepp, J.M. Rhymer
The role of population monitoring in the management of North American waterfowl The role of population monitoring in the management of North American waterfowl
Despite the effort and expense devoted to large-scale monitoring programs, few existing programs have been designed with specific objectives in mind and few permit strong inferences about the dynamics of monitored systems. The waterfowl population monitoring programs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Canadian Wildlife Service and state and provincial agencies provide a nice example...
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J.D. Nichols, B. Kenneth Williams, Fred A. Johnson
Camping impact management at Isle Royale National Park: an evaluation of visitor activity containment policies from the perspective of social conditions Camping impact management at Isle Royale National Park: an evaluation of visitor activity containment policies from the perspective of social conditions
A survey of backcountry and wilderness campsites at Isle Royale National Park reveals that the park?s policies for managing visitor impacts have been remarkably effective in limiting the areal extent of camping-related disturbance. However, the dense spatial arrangement of designated campsites within backcountry campgrounds has also contributed to problems with visitor crowding and...
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T. A. Farrell, J. L. Marion
Group A discussions of endpoint selection, study design, and extrapolation Group A discussions of endpoint selection, study design, and extrapolation
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J.B. French, S.P. Bradbury, H. Krueger, E. McGee, Bradley E. Sample
Length of stay, survival, habitat use and migration characteristics of fall migrant Soras on the Patuxent River marsh as determined by radio telemetry Length of stay, survival, habitat use and migration characteristics of fall migrant Soras on the Patuxent River marsh as determined by radio telemetry
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G. Michael Haramis, Gregory D. Kearns
Epilogue: Lessons yet to be learned Epilogue: Lessons yet to be learned
This chapter provides a summary of the book Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles edited by Sparling, Linder and Bishop. In addition to the comparative lack of information on effects and residue burdens of known contaminants in amphibians and reptiles, there is a plethora of new chemicals being produced and released into the environment on which no data exist at all. According to the
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D. W. Sparling, C.A. Bishop, B.D. Pauli, S. Money
Early avian research at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina: historical highlights and possibilities for the future Early avian research at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina: historical highlights and possibilities for the future
Avian biology and collection of baseline population data was a major part of the first decade (1951-1961) of field research at the Savannah River Site (SRS). Baseline inventories involving organisms and land-use types were part of the mission in the early contracts between the Atomic Energy Commission (now the Department of Energy) and the University of Georgia prior to the establishment...
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J.M. Meyers, E.P. Odum
Effects of hunting on survival and habitat use by American Woodcock on breeding and migration areas Effects of hunting on survival and habitat use by American Woodcock on breeding and migration areas
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D.G. McAuley, J. R. Longcore, R.B. Allen, G.F. Sepik, Simon Williams, W. Palmer, J. Dunn, K. Evans