PARENT SESSION PH25 Wildlife Ecotoxicology II Exhibit Hall 8:00 AM - Thursday | PH277 The acute and chronic effects of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate to Northern Bobwhites. Newsted, J1, Beach, S.2, Gallagher, S3, Giesy, J4, 1 Entrix, Inc, Okemos, MI, USA2 3 M, St. Paul, MN, USA3 Wildlife International, Ltd., Easton, MD, USA4 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH278 Influence of oral 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) exposure on the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). Johnson, M1, Michie, M1, Suski, J1, 1 U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH279 Relationship between organochlorine contaminants and gastrointestinal parasites in prefledgling herring gulls (Larus argentatus) from the Great Lakes. Rutkiewicz, J1, Grasman, K1, Fox, G2, 1 Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA2 Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottowa, Canada | FULL ABSTRACT | PH280 The acute and chronic effects of Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) to mallards. Newsted, J1, Gallagher, S2, Beach, S.3, Giesy, J.4, 1 ENTRIX, Inc, Okemos, MI, USA2 Wildlife International, Ltd., Easton, MD, USA3 3M, St. Paul, MN, USA4 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH283 Effects of Site and Timing of Egg Injection on the Japanese Quail Embryo. Lavoie, E1, Quinn, Jr, M1, Ottinger, M1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH284 Aromatase enzyme as an endpoint for embryonic exposure to methyoxychlor in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). McKernan, M1, Abdelnabi, M1, Hazelton, J1, Quinn, M1, Thompson, N1, Ottinger, M1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH285 Trenbolone acetate suppresses vocalization in Japanese quail chicks. Quinn, Jr., M1, Lavoie, E1, Ottinger, M1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH286 Are lower Roanoke River wood ducks at risk from PCDD / PCDF exposure? Augspurger, T1, Orazio, C2, Echols, K2, Peterman, P2, Tillitt, D2, 1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Raleigh, NC, USA2 U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH287 Lead concentrations in white-winged doves collected in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, USA. Fredricks, T1, Fedynich, A1, Benn, S2, 1 Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA2 Texas Parks and Wildlife, Edinburg, TX, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH288 Environmental contaminant exposure of white-winged doves collected in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, USA. Fredricks, T1, Fedynich, A1, Benn, S2, 1 Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA2 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Edinburg, TX, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH289 Effects of petrochemical contaminants from Oil Sand mining on tree swallows: naphthenic acids toxicity. Gentes, M-L1, Smits, J2, Waldner, C3, 1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada2 Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada3 Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | FULL ABSTRACT | PH290 Lead accumulation in free-ranging Turkey and Black Vultures from the Southeastern region of the USA. Brant, H.1, Jagoe, C.1, DeVault, T.2, Romanek, C.1, Rhodes, Jr., O.2, Bryan, Jr., A.1, Brisbin, Jr., I.1, 1 University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA2 Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH291 Mercury concentrations in wading birds in relation to trophic position. Bryan, A.1, Brant, H.1, Romanek, C.1, Jagoe, C.1, Brisbin, I.1, 1 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH292 Temporal trends in mercury levels in Northern Gannet eggs. Champoux, L.1, Chapdelaine, G.1, Rail, J.-F.1, 1 Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada | FULL ABSTRACT | PH293 Effect of plasma lipid content on chlorinated hydrocarbon concentrations in bald eagles. Cesh, L1, Garcelon, D2, Williams, T1, Elliott, J1, 3, 1 Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada2 Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA, USA3 Canadian Wildlife Service, Delta, BC, Canada | FULL ABSTRACT | PH294 Contaminants in lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) from the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. Rocque, D1, Matz, A2, 1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK, US2 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks, AK, US | FULL ABSTRACT | PH295 Androgen active contaminants disrupt development of the bursa of Fabricius: a possible mechanism of immunosuppression in birds? Quinn, Jr., M1, Lavoie, E1, Abdelnabi, M1, Ottinger, M1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH297 Challenges Associated with Assessing Ecological Risks to Piscivorous Birds in Restored Marshlands in Florida. Pawlisz, A1, Schell, J1, Bartol, T2, 1 BBL Sciences Inc, Tallahassee, FL, USA2 St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH298 P450 aromatase alterations and DNA damage as avian pollution biomarkers on the Rio Grande Basin. Sitzlar, M1, Mora, M1, 2, Bickham, J1, 1 Texas A&M University2 United States Geological Survey | FULL ABSTRACT | PH299 Reproduction and health of American kestrels breeding in various agroecosystems in southwestern Ontario. Martin, P1, Barrett, G.1, 1 Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada | FULL ABSTRACT | PH300 Lead shot availability to birds in the North Platte River adjacent to a trap and skeet range. Dickerson, K.1, Farag, A.2, Harper, D.2, Gray, A.1, 1 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cheyenne, WY, USA2 U.S. Geological Survey, Jackson, WY, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH301 Unusually High Concentrations of Strontium in Eggshells of Passerine Birds: Toxicological Implications. Mora, Miguel1, Taylor, Robert2, Brattin, Bryan3, 1 U.S. Geological Survey, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.2 Trace Element Research Lab, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.3 Trace Element Research Lab, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. | FULL ABSTRACT | PH302 Assessing avian exposure to monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA) as used for bark beetle control in British Columbia forests. Morrissey, C.1, Dods, P.1, Albert, C.2, Wilson, L.1, Cullen, W.3, Williams, T.2, Elliott, J.1, 1 Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Delta, BC, Canada2 Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada3 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada | FULL ABSTRACT | PH303 Estimating pesticide effects on fecundity rates of wild birds using current laboratory reproduction tests. Bennett, R.1, Etterson, M.1, 1 USEPA, ORD, NHEERL, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, MN, USA | FULL ABSTRACT | PH304A Maternal transfer of contaminants and its effect on embryonic development in the amphibian (Gastrophryne carolinensis). Hopkins, W1, DuRant, S1, Staub, B1, Rowe, C2, Jackson, B1, 1 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA2 Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD | FULL ABSTRACT
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