WA5 Wildlife Toxicology: Forensic Approaches
203 Oregon Ballroom
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Wednesday

8:00 AM -

463 :: An Assessment of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Effects on Development of Wild Mink from Ontario and British Columbia, Canada. Martin, P.1, Elliott, J.2, Wilson, L.2, McDaniel, T.1, 1 Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada2 Canadian Wildlife Service, Delta, British Columbia, Canada

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8:20 AM -

464 :: Mercury-related neurochemical alterations in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum of wild river otters. Basu, N.1, 2, Klenavnic, K.3, O'Brien, M.4, Evans, D.3, Scheuhammer, A.1, 5, Chan, H.2, 6, 1 Department of Natural Resource Science, St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada2 Center for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition & Environment, McGill University, St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada3 Environment and Resource Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada4 Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada5 Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada6 Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada

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8:40 AM -

465 :: Endangered NE Pacific southern resident killer whales are at risk for contaminant-related health impacts. Ross, P.1, Ford, J.1, Jeffries, S.2, Calambokidis, J.3, 1 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney, BC, Canada2 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Tacoma, WA, USA3 Cascadia Research, Olympia, WA, USA

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9:00 AM -

466 :: Investigating the link between avian vacuolar myelinopathy and a novel species of cyanobacteria. Wiley, F1, Birrenkott, A1, Wilde, S2, Murphy, T3, Hope, C3, Hains, J4, Bowerman, W1, 1 Clemson University, Pendleton, SC, USA2 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Research Institute, Charleston, SC, USA3 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Green Pond, SC, USA4 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Calhoun Falls, SC, USA

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9:20 AM -

467 :: Lead poisoning of trumpeter swans by ingestion of lead shot in Pacific Northwest. Wilson, L1, Schexnider, C2, Kraege, D3, 1 Canadian Wildlife Service, Delta, BC, Canada2 US Fish and Wildlife Service, Lacey, WA, USA3 WA Dept Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, WA, USA

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10:20 AM -

468 :: Waterfowl Toxicity of Vanadium Compounds Present at an Oil Refinery Fly Ash Pond. Rattner, B1, Eisenreich, K1, McKernan, M1, Olsen, G1, Link, W1, McGowan, P2, Knowles, K3, 1 USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD, USA2 USFWS-Chesapeake Bay Field Office, Annapolis, MD, USA3 State of Delaware Department Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Dover, DE, USA

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10:40 AM -

469 :: Poisoning of birds of prey by anticholinesterase insecticides in agricultural areas of southwestern British Columbia. Elliott, J1, Wilson, L 1, Mineau, P2, McAdie, M3, 1 Canadian Wildlife Service, Delta, BC, Canada2 Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, ON, Canada3 British Columbia Ministry of Water, Lands & Parks, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

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11:00 AM -

470 :: Veterinary use of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac as the cause of vulture mortality and declines in Pakistan. Oaks, J1, Meteyer, C2, Rideout, B3, Shivaprasad, H4, Gilbert, M5, Virani, M5, Watson, R5, Khan, A6, 1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA2 National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI, USA3 Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA4 University of California at Davis, Fresno Branch, Fresno, CA, USA5 The Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID, USA6 Ornithology Society of Pakistan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan

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11:20 AM -

471 :: Comparative sensitivity of Pacific treefrogs and Foothills Yellow-legged frogs to endosulfan and chlorpyrifos. Sparling, D.1, Fellers, G.2, Kleeman, P. 2, 1 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, ILL, USA2 U.S. Geological Survey, Pt. Reyes, CA, USA

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11:40 AM -

472 :: Chemical castration, feminization, immunosuppression, growth inhibition, and developmental retardation: Identifying the culprits in pesticide mixtures. Hayes, T1, Haeffele, C1, Phong Mai, V1, Chung, D1, Marjoua, Y1, Case, P1, Tsui, M, 1 Dept of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

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