TP9 Ecotoxicology of Atrazine in Amphibians
Room 12A/B, Level 4
2:10 PM - 5:30 PM, Tuesday, 11 November 2003
Chair: Solomon, Keith ,
Co-chair: Smith, Ernest ,

2:10 PM -

315 Gonadal responses of Xenopus laevis Larvae Exposed to Atrazine in Microcosms. Du Preez, L1, Jooste, A1, Everson, G1, Giesy, G2, Solomon, K3, 1 Potchefstroom University, Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa2 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA3 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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316 Stereology: Assessment of Gonadal Function in Xenopus Laevis From Corn-Growing Areas of South Africa. Smith, E1, DuPreez, L2, Solomon, K2, Gentles, A1, Carr, J1, Kendall, R1, Giesy, J4, Gross, T5, Van Der Kraak, G3, 1 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA2 Potchefstroom University of CHE, Potchefstroom, South Africa4 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA5 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA3 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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317 Effects of Atrazine on adult Xenopus laevis in the Wild and the Laboratory: No Evidence for an Aromatase based Mechanism. Hecker, M1, Villeneuve, D2, du Preez, L3, Coady, K1, Murphy, M1, Jones, P1, Solomon, K4, Giesy, J1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA2 Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA3 Potchefstroom University for CHE, Potchefstroom, South Africa4 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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318 From Silent Spring to Silent Night: Are amphibians really canaries? Hayes, T1, 1 LISAB, Dept of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94732-3104

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319 Effects of Atrazine on Gonadal Development of the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis . Cox, C.1, Brown Sullivan, K.1, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, USA

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320 Atrazine induced hyperactivity increases susceptibility to predation and water loss in a salamander. ROHR, J1, SIH, A2, KERBY, J2, ELSKUS, A1, SHEPHERD, B1, CROWLEY, P1, PALMER, B1, 1 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON, KY, USA2 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, CA, USA

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321 Plasma testosterone and estradiol concentrations, aromatase activities and gonad histology of ranids in Michigan. Murphy, M1, Coady, K1, Hecker, M1, Jones, P1, Giesy, J1, Carr, J2, Smith, E2, Van Der Kraak, G3, Solomon, K3, Kendall , R2, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA2 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA3 University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

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322 An evaluation of gonadal anomalies and agrichemical exposures for the cane toad (Bufo marinus) in South Florida. Gross, T1, 2, Smith, J2, Wiebe, J1, Sepulveda, M2, Carr, J3, DuPreez, L4, Kendall, R3, Solomon, K5, Smnith, E3, Van Der Kraak, G5, 1 USGS-FISC, Gainesville, FL2 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL3 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX4 Potchefstroom University, South Africa5 University of Guelph, Canada

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