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Creator:: Suzuki, Yasuko
Abstract:: Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) and double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) nest in large colonies on East Sand Island in the Columbia River estuary, the largest known colonies for the two species in the world. Both species of piscivorous colonial waterbirds have been identified as predators with a significant impact on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Barton, Bruce Alexander
Abstract:: Genetic, ontogenetic, and environmental factors modified characteristic interrenal and glycemic responses to stress in juvenile salmonid fishes. During continuous confinement stress, plasma cortisol rose more quickly in chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, acclimated to high rather than medium or low temperatures; hyperglycemia following either acute or chronic stress was also highest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: academic program. I also thank my graduate committee: Lawrence R. Curtis and Lavern J. Weber, Department

Creator:: Sethajintanin, Doolalai
Abstract:: The seasonal distribution of bioavailable organochiorine contaminants in surface water and the potential environmental factors influencing their bioavailability were evaluated. The study was carried at the lower Willamette River at Portland Harbor, Oregon where surface water runoff varied according to season. Bioavailable water concentrations of DDTs and PCBs were determined...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: are appreciated. I acknowledge my graduate committee, Drs. Lawrence R. Curtis, Jeffrey J. Jenkins

Creator:: Choromanski, Joseph Michael
Abstract:: There are well over 200 species of fishes which are known to be venomous, and which are capable of inflicting serious and potentially fatal wounds. Within this group, less than 5% have been studied even in the most preliminary manner and, to date, the basic chemical structure of even a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Romansic, John M.
Abstract:: The earth is undergoing a “biodiversity crisis” characterized by loss of populations, species, genetic diversity, and ecosystem services. Part of this crisis consists of population declines, extinctions, and increased incidence of deformities in amphibians. It is unknown whether deformities contribute to these declines. Many cases of population declines in amphibians...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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