8:00 AM

333 - Preliminary comparison of contaminants and parasites in Greater Scaup from Iceland, Alaska and Connecticut. Barclay, John*,1, De Guise, Sylvain1, Forzan, Maria1, Perkins, Christopher1, Einarsson, Arni2, 1 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA2 Myvatn Research Station, Skutustadir, 600 Reykjahlio, Iceland

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8:20 AM

334 - Blood Mercury Levels and Reproductive Success of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Breeding in the Pinchi Lake Region of British Columbia, Canada, 2000-2001. Weech, Shari*,1, Scheuhammer, Tony2, Elliott, John3, 1 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada2 Canadian Wildlife Service - National Wildlife Research Centre, Hull, Quebec, Canada3 Canadian Wildlife Service - Pacific and Yukon Region, Delta, B.C., Canada

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8:40 AM

335 - Sources of elevated lead exposure in Canadian waterfowl: Influence of the ban on lead shot for waterfowl hunting. Stevenson, Amy*,1, Scheuhammer, Anton2, Chan, Ching Man1, 1 McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada2 Canadian Wildlife Service/National Wildlife Research Centre, Hull, QC, Canada

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9:00 AM

336 - Altitudinal migration within a watershed influences the contaminant profiles of American Dippers. Morrissey, Christy*,1, Bendell-Young, Leah1, Elliott, John2, 1 Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada2 Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service, Delta, B.C., Canada

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9:20 AM

337 - Chlorinated hydrocarbons in fish and osprey from alpine and reference areas of British Columbia. Elliott, John*,1, Shaw, Patrick2, Wayland, Mark3, Wilson, Laurie1, Kardosi, Gabi1, Muir, Derek4, 1 Canadian Wildlife Service, Delta, BC, Canada2 Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada3 Canadian Wildlife Service, Saskatoon, SK, Canada4 National Water Research Institute, Burlington, ON, Canada

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9:40 AM

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10:20 AM

338 - Thyroid and adrenal function in passerines exposed to in-use pesticides and DDE in orchards. Mayne, Greg*,1, Martin, Pamela2, Boermans, Herman1, Bishop, Christine3, 1 Dept. Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada2 Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada3 Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Delta, BC, Canada

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10:30 AM

339 - Exposure of small mammals, in particular Apodemus sylvaticus, to pesticide seed treatments. Barber, Ian*,1, Tarrant, Kenneth2, Thompson, Helen2, 1 Aventis CropScience, RTP, NC, USA2 Central Science Laboratory, York, England, UK

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11:00 AM

340 - Trophic and maternal transfer of selenium in terrestrial snakes. Hopkins, William*,1, Staub, Brandon1, Baionno, Jennifer1, Jackson, Brian1, 1 University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA

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11:20 AM

341 - An evaluation of the incidence of embryonic mortality in the American Alligator from contaminated sites in Central Florida. Wiebe, Jon*,1, Sepulveda, Maria2, Harvey, Alfred2, Ruessler, Shane1, Rauschenberger, Heath2, Buckland, Janet, Gross, Timothy1,2, 1 Florida Caribbean Science Center - USGS-BRD, Gainesville, Florida, USA2 University of Florida - Department of Physiological Sciences, Gainesville, Florida, USA

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11:40 AM

342 - Exposure and effects of dioxins to tree swallows nesting along the Woonasquatucket River, RI. Custer, Christine*,1, Custer, Thomas1, Rosiu, Cornell2, 1 USGS, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI, United States2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Boston, MA, United States

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