LERNER, D.T.*; MCCORMICK, S.D.; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Effects of nonylphenol on larval survival and smolt development of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar Nonylphenol (NP) is widely found in effluents from sewage treatment plants and industrial sites due to its wide use in detergents, plastics, commercial cleaning products, and pesticide applications. Our […]

TANNER, C.T.; BURNETT, K.G.; BURNETT, L.E.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston: Effects of hypoxia and pH on phenoloxidase activity in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, encounters hypoxia in its natural coastal and estuarine habitats. Hypoxia is often accompanied by hypercapnia (increased CO2), which decreases water pH. […]

WADA, M.; OTSUKA, R.; SAKAMOTO, T.; ITO, M.; Tokyo Med. Dent. Univ., Chiba; Tokyo Med. Dent. Univ., Chiba; Transgenic, Inc., Kumamoto; Transgenic, Inc., Kumamoto: Effects of dietary administrated estradiol on reproducitive To establish a method for administrating endocrine disruptor chemicals through diet, estradiol-17&b was mixed with powdered quail feed at the concentrations of 0.01, 0.1, […]

EDWARDS, J.R.; JENKINS, J.J.; SWANSON, D.L.*; Univ. of South Dakota: Effects of dehydration on glucose mobilization in freeze-tolerant chorus frogs and freeze-intolerant toads Freeze-tolerance in anurans is thought to have evolved from a predisposition for dehydration-tolerance. To test this hypothesis, we dehydrated summer/fall-collected and winter acclimated freeze-tolerant chorus frogs (Pseudacris triseriata) and dehydration-tolerant, but freeze-intolerant, […]

GROVE, L.E.*; BELDEN, L.K.; RUBBO, M.J.; KIESECKER, J.M.; Pennsylvania State University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University: Effects of atrazine exposure on a Physid snail species and its trematode parasites In recent years, the effect of the commonly used herbicide, atrazine, on amphibians has been examined extensively. Both deformities […]

HANNAFORD, S.; FOSTER, R.L.; GIBSON, J.; SATTLER, A.; Univ. of Puget Sound; Univ. of Puget Sound; Univ. of Puget Sound: Effects of age and caste on the brain and mushroom bodies of the bumblebee, Bombus huntii Work with honeybees reports age and caste related differences in brain structures, as well as systematic correlations between brain […]

FINKLER, M.S.; Indiana Univ. Kokomo: Effects of Temperature, Sex, and Gravidity on the Metabolism of Small-Mouthed Salamanders, Ambystoma texanum. Amphibians that breed in early spring may encounter considerable variation in ambient temperature. In this study, I investigated how differences in the metabolic rate of male and female small-mouthed salamanders during the reproductive season are influenced […]

REID, I.; WALLACE, A.; CATAPANE, E.J.; CARROLL, M.A.; Kingsborough Community College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College: Effects of Metal Pollutants on Glutathione S-Transferase Activity in Crassostrea virginica Bivalves are used for metal monitoring and bioaccumulation kinetics studies, but little is know about their biochemical responses to metals which cause oxidative stress […]

NEUMAN-LEE, L.A.; JANZEN, F.J.; Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA; Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA: Effects of Atrazine on the Performance, Survival, and Behavior of Embryonic Map Turtles (Graptemys)i> Atrazine is one of the most widely applied herbicides in the United States. Used as a nonselective pre-emergent chemical for broadleaf control, atrazine can be found in […]

ZOU, Enmin; BONVILLAIN, Ryan; Nicholls State University; Nicholls State University: Effects of 9-cis– and all-trans-retinoic acids on blood glucose homeostasis in the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator 9-cis-Retinoic acid (9CRA) and all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) are known to be involved in the regulation of glucose homeostasis in vertebrates by inducing insulin release and expression of glucose transporter […]