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Environmental contaminants in male river otters collected from Oregon and Washington, 1994-99, with reproductive organ hypoplasia observed in otter males

Creator:

Grove, Robert Allan

Abstract:

A large number of river otter (Lontra canadensis) males were collected from areas of high and low contaminant concentrations throughout western Oregon and Washington during the fall and winter of 1994-99. Few significant non-reproductive organ morphometric differences were found in the large series of male otters collected, except for adrenal...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

subject of endocrine disruption is not a new topic, but has come to the forefront over the last 30 years
Environmental contaminants in male river otters collected from Oregon and Washington, 1994-99, with reproductive organ hypoplasia observed in otter males

Creator:

Grove, Robert Allan

Abstract:

A large number of river otter (Lontra canadensis) males were collected from areas of high and low contaminant concentrations throughout western Oregon and Washington during the fall and winter of 1994-99. Few significant non-reproductive organ morphometric differences were found in the large series of male otters collected, except for adrenal...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

subject of endocrine disruption is not a new topic, but has come to the forefront over the last 30 years