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3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

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3205 Medical Biochemistry And Metabolomics

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3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

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Virginia Commonwealth University - (Richmond, Virginia, United States)

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University of Wisconsin - Madison - (Madison, Wisconsin, United States)

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Villanova University - (Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States)

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Villanova University - (Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States)

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Chapter 2 Feeding Ecology Tools to Assess Contaminant Exposure in Coastal Mammals

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Chronic perchlorate exposure causes morphological abnormalities in developing stickleback.

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Concentrations of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls in blood of Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during spring: variations with lipids and stable isotope (15N, 13C) values

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Spatial trends and bioaccumulation of organochlorine pollutants in marine zooplankton from the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic.

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Brucella species survey in polar bears (ursus maritimus) of northern Alaska.

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Compound-specific stable isotopes of amino acids reveal influences of trophic level and primary production sources on mercury concentrations in fishes from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

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Using Domestic and Free-Ranging Arctic Canid Models for Environmental Molecular Toxicology Research.

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Regional variations and drivers of essential and non-essential elements in Steller sea lion pups from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium sp. isolated from northern Alaskan caribou (Rangifer tarandus).

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Organochlorine contaminant levels in Eskimo harvested bowhead whales of arctic Alaska.

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Validation of a Protein A-based ELISA for quantifying Immunoglobulin G in a non-traditional wildlife species, the Steller sea lion ( Eumatopias jubatus )

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Global Perspectives on Wildlife Toxicology Emerging Issues

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Benzo[a]pyrene cytotoxicity in right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) skin, testis and lung cell lines.

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Ecological drivers of mercury concentrations in fish species in subsistence harvests from Kotzebue Sound, Alaska.

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Mercury concentrations in three ray species from the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico: Variations by tissue type, sex and length.

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Mercury, selenium and fish oils in marine food webs and implications for human health - CORRIGENDUM

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Lactational transfer of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls in polar bears.

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Concentrations of selected persistent organochlorine contaminants in store-bought foods from northern Alaska.

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Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in five marine mammal species.

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Evaluating the effect of ambient particulate pollution on DNA methylation in Alaskan sled dogs: potential applications for a sentinel model of human health.

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Spatial and cumulative organochlorine and mercury exposure assessments in Steller Sea lions of Alaska: Emphasizing pups.

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Trace Elements in Tissues of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) Stranded in the Gulf of California, Mexico.

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Microanatomy of passerine hard-cornified tissues: beak and claw structure of the black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus).

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Impairment of growth and immune function of avocet chicks from sites with elevated selenium, arsenic, and boron.

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Evaluating methods for determining mercury concentrations in ancient marine fish and mammal bones as an approach to assessing millennial-scale fluctuations in marine ecosystems

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Ecotoxicoparasitology of the gastrointestinal tracts of pinnipeds: the effect of parasites on the potential bioavailability of total mercury (THg).

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Essential and non-essential elements in the bowhead whale: epidermis-based predictions of blubber, kidney, liver and muscle tissue concentrations

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Use of cellulose filter paper to quantify whole-blood mercury in two marine mammals: validation study.

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Organic nutrients and contaminants in subsistence species of Alaska: concentrations and relationship to food preparation method.

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Mercury concentrations of a resident freshwater forage fish at Adak Island, Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska.

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Ecotoxicoparasitology: Understanding mercury concentrations in gut contents, intestinal helminths and host tissues of Alaskan gray wolves (Canis lupus).

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Trophic transfer of persistent organochlorine contaminants (OCs) within an Arctic marine food web from the southern Beaufort-Chukchi Seas.

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Hair sampling location in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) affects selenium and mercury concentrations: implications for study design of trace element determination in pinnipeds.

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Variation in bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants based on octanol-air partitioning: Influence of respiratory elimination in marine species.

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Mercury concentrations in Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears: variation based on stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen.

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Habitat-specific foraging and sex determine mercury concentrations in sympatric benthic and limnetic ecotypes of threespine stickleback.

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Evidence of accelerated beak growth associated with avian keratin disorder in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus).

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Trace elements in tissues of phocid seals harvested in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic: influence of age and feeding ecology

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Circumpolar pattern of mercury and cadmium in ringed seals.

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A note on the possibility of identifying Leydig and Sertoli cells by immunohistochemistry in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus)

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Hydroxylated and methylsulfone-containing metabolites of polychlorinated biphenyls in the plasma and blubber of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus).

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Heavy metal and mineral concentrations and their relationship to histopathological findings in the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus).

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Variation of essential and non-essential trace elements in whale shark epidermis associated to two different feeding areas of the Gulf of California.

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Viral serologic survey of bowhead whales in Alaska.

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Temporal records of diet diversity dynamics in individual adult female Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) vibrissae.

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Radionuclide Contaminant Burdens in Arctic Marine Mammals Harvested During Subsistence Hunting

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Total mercury body burden in Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardii, pups from central California.

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What are the toxicological effects of mercury in Arctic biota?

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Toxicological Significance of Pesticide Residues in Aquatic Animals

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Synanthropic primates in Asia: potential sentinels for environmental toxins.

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Regional variations and drivers of mercury and selenium concentrations in Steller sea lions.

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Fasting durations of Steller sea lion pups vary among subpopulations-evidence from two plasma metabolites.

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New distribution records of Echinococcus multilocularis in the brown lemming from Barrow, Alaska, USA.

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Vitamin D content in Alaskan Arctic zooplankton, fishes, and marine mammals

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Assessing oxidative stress in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus): Associations with mercury and selenium concentrations.

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Fetal mercury concentrations in central California Pacific harbor seals: Associated drivers and outcomes.

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Mercury in gray wolves (Canis lupus) in Alaska: increased exposure through consumption of marine prey.

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The role of Eskimo hunters, veterinarians, and other biologists in improving the humane aspects of the subsistence harvest of bowhead whales.

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Concentrations and interactions of selected essential and non-essential elements in ringed seals and polar bears of arctic Alaska.

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One Health, Spatial, and Cumulative Organochlorines and Mercury Exposure Assessment in Steller Sea Lions of Alaska: Emphasizing Pups

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Persistent organochlorine pollutants in ringed seals and polar bears collected from northern Alaska.

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Trophic Structure and Biomagnification of Total Mercury in Ray Species Within a Benthic Food Web.

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Validation of Nobuto Filter Paper for the Quantification of Health Indicators in Livestock

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Persistent organic pollutants in Alaskan ringed seal (Phoca hispida) and walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) blubber.

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Organochlorine contaminant and stable isotope profiles in Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) from the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic.

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Effects of climate change on Arctic marine mammal health.

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Hexavalent chromium is cytotoxic and genotoxic to the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) lung and testes fibroblasts.

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Ecotoxicology of mercury concentrations in arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum).

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Regional variations and relationships among cytokine profiles, white blood cell counts, and blood mercury concentrations in Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups.

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Bioaccumulation of organochlorine contaminants in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) from Barrow, Alaska.

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VASOMOTOR RESPONSES OF ISOLATED PERIPHERAL BLOOD VESSELS FROM BOWHEAD WHALES: THERMOREGULATORY IMPLICATIONS

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Inorganic nutrients and contaminants in subsistence species of Alaska: linking wildlife and human health.

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Human Health Implications of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids in Blubber of the Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)

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Developmental timing of perchlorate exposure alters threespine stickleback dermal bone.

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Trophic relationships in an Arctic food web and implications for trace metal transfer.

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Organochlorine contaminant exposure and associations with hematological and humoral immune functional assays with dam age as a factor in free-ranging northern fur seal pups (Callorhinus ursinus).

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Comparison of Two Total Mercury Screening and Assessment Methods in Fishes: Biopsy Punch and Dried Muscle Samples.

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Selenium and mercury concentrations in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from central California: health implications in an urbanized estuary.

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Select Elements and Potential Adverse Effects in Cetaceans and

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Using carbon and nitrogen stable isotope modelling to assess dietary mercury exposure for pregnant women in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

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Vitamin A and E tissue distribution with comparisons to organochlorine concentrations in the serum, blubber and liver of the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus).

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Adaptation of mammalian host-pathogen interactions in a changing arctic environment.

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Marine diet and tobacco exposure affects mercury concentrations in pregnant women (I) from Baja California Sur, Mexico.

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HAIR, WHOLE BLOOD, AND BLOOD-SOAKED CELLULOSE PAPER-BASED RISK ASSESSMENT OF MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN STRANDED CALIFORNIA PINNIPEDS.

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Prenatal exposure to methylmercury and LCPUFA in relation to birth weight.

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Lead levels in long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) hair from Singapore.

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Concentrations and interactions of selected essential and non-essential elements in bowhead and beluga whales of arctic Alaska.

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Corrigendum to "Regional variations and drivers of mercury and selenium concentrations in Steller sea lions" [Sci. Total Environ. 744 (2020) 140787].

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Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium sp. Isolated from Northern Alaskan Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)

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Relationship between self-reported fish and shellfish consumption, carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values and total mercury concentrations in pregnant women (II) from Baja California Sur, Mexico.

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Use of Blood-soaked Cellulose Filter Paper for Measuring Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotopes.

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Biogeochemical patterns in prey species reveal complex mercury exposure pathways from the environment to Aleutian Steller sea lions.

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Mercury and selenium concentrations in lanugo of free-ranging California sea lions in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico.

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Concentrations of persistent organochlorine contaminants in bowhead whale tissues and other biota from northern Alaska: implications for human exposure from a subsistence diet.

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The potential impact of climate change on infectious diseases of Arctic fauna.

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Trophic ecology of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) compared with that of other arctic marine biota as interpreted from carbon-, nitrogen-, and sulfur-isotope signatures

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Concentrations of trace elements in sea urchins and macroalgae commonly present in Sargassum beds: implications for trophic transfer

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Toxicokinetics of mercury in blood compartments and hair of fish-fed sled dogs.

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Variation in hair (13)C and  (15)N values in long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) from Singapore.

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Assay dependence of Brucella antibody prevalence in a declining Alaskan harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) population.

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Assessing the influence of migration barriers and feeding ecology on total mercury concentrations in Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) from a glaciated and non-glaciated stream.

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Mercury maternal transfer in two placental sharks and a yolk-sac ray from Baja California Sur, Mexico.

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Assessing 13C, 15N and Total Mercury Measures in Epidermal Biopsies From Gray Whales

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Lead poisoning and toxicokinetics in a heifer and fetus treated with CaNa2 EDTA and thiamine.

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REGIONAL AND AGE-RELATED VARIATIONS IN HAPTOGLOBIN CONCENTRATIONS IN STELLER SEA LIONS ( EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS) FROM ALASKA, USA.

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Mercury and selenium in blood and epidermis of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, FL: interaction and relevance to life history and hematologic parameters.

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Perchlorate trophic transfer increases tissue concentrations above ambient water exposure alone in a predatory fish.

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Blood and Hair Mercury Concentrations in the Pacific Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) Pup: Associations with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.

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Maternal Steller sea lion diets elevate fetal mercury concentrations in an area of population decline.

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Sexual maturation in male bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas stock

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Total Mercury, Total Selenium, and Monomethylmercury Relationships in Multiple Age Cohorts and Tissues of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus).

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Investigation of Heavy Metals in a Large Mortality Event in Caribou of Northern Alaska

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Mercury concentrations in Baja California Sur fish: Dietary exposure assessment.

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Morbillivirus and Toxoplasma exposure and association with hematological parameters for southern Beaufort Sea polar bears: potential response to infectious agents in a sentinel species.

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Mercury and selenium concentrations in skeletal muscle, liver, and regions of the heart and kidney in bearded seals from Alaska, USA.

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Blood-based biomarkers of selenium and thyroid status indicate possible adverse biological effects of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls in Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears.

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Isotopic (15 N) relationship of pregnant females and their embryos: Comparing placental and yolk-sac viviparous elasmobranchs.

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Field anesthesia of juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) using inhalation anesthesia

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Mercury and selenium in the filter-feeding whale shark (Rhincodon typus) from two areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico.

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Age and growth estimates of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) via aspartic acid racemization

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Essential and non-essential elements in eight tissue types from subsistence-hunted bowhead whale: nutritional and toxicological assessment.

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Trace element concentrations in the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) in central and northern California.

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Enantiomer-specific accumulation of PCB atropisomers in the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus).

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Biogeochemical Patterns in Prey Species Reveal Complex Mercury Exposure Pathways from the Environment to Aleutian Steller Sea Lions

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Mineral and heavy metal status as related to a mortality event and poor recruitment in a moose population in Alaska.

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Mercury concentrations in marine species from the Aleutian Islands: Spatial and biological determinants.

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Stable isotope and trace element status of subsistence-hunted bowhead and beluga whales in Alaska and gray whales in Chukotka.

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Streptococcus phocae isolated from a spotted seal (Phoca largha) with pyometra in Alaska.

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American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

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ELEMENTS IN LIVER TISSUES OF BOWHEAD WHALES (BALAENA MYSTICETUS)

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Developmental timing of sodium perchlorate exposure alters angiogenesis, thyroid follicle proliferation and sexual maturation in stickleback.

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Assessment of mercury and selenium tissular concentrations and total mercury body burden in 6 Steller sea lion pups from the Aleutian Islands.

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Trace elements and oxidative stress indicators in the liver and kidney of the blue shark (Prionace glauca).

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Mercury, selenium and fish oils in marine food webs and implications for human health.

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Age estimates based on aspartic acid racemization for bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) harvested in 19982000 and the relationship between racemization rate and body temperature

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Mercury concentrations in hair from neonatal and juvenile Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus): implications based on age and region in this northern Pacific marine sentinel piscivore.

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Distribution of mercury and selenium in blood compartments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida.

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Factors affecting organochlorine contaminant concentrations in milk and blood of northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) dams and pups from St. George Island, Alaska.

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Concentrations of organohalogens (PCBs, DDTs, PBDEs) in hunted and stranded Northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska from 1992 to 2010: Links to pathology and feeding ecology.

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Oxidative stress indicators and trace elements in the blue shark (Prionace glauca) off the east coast of the Mexican Pacific Ocean.

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Assessment of clinical outcomes associated with mercury concentrations in harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina richardii) in central California.

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Age and growth estimates of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) via aspartic acid racemization

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Particulate hexavalent chromium is cytotoxic and genotoxic to the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) lung and skin fibroblasts.

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Evaluating Hair as a Predictor of Blood Mercury: The Influence of Ontogenetic Phase and Life History in Pinnipeds.

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Mercury and methylmercury distribution in tissues of sculpins from the Bering Sea.

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Total mercury concentrations in Steller sea lion bone: Variability among locations and elements.

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Feeding ecology of phocid seals and some walrus in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic as determined by stomach contents and stable isotope analysis

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Contributions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples to the study of mercury in the Arctic.

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Organohalogen concentrations in blood and adipose tissue of Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears.

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Distribution of inorganic mercury in liver and kidney of beluga and bowhead whales through autometallographic development of light microscopic tissue sections.

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Enhanced quantification of serum immunoglobulin G from a non-model wildlife species, the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), using a protein A ELISA.

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Radionuclude Levels in Caribou of Northern Alaska in 1995-96

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Total mercury body burden in Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardii, pups from central California (vol 56, pg 27, 2008)

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Global distribution of halogenated dimethyl bipyrroles in marine mammal blubber.

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Mercury concentrations in Alaska Pacific halibut muscle relative to stable isotopes of C and N and other biological variables.

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Use of western immunoblot analysis for testing moose serum for Brucella suis biovar 4 specific antibodies.

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Hematology of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (2005-2007): biomarker for an Arctic ecosystem health sentinel.

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Macroscopic, histologic, and ultrastructural lesions associated with avian keratin disorder in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus).

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Methyl mercury (MeHg) in vitro exposure alters mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation and cytokine expression in Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups.

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Nanospray liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry analysis of steroids from gray whale blubber.

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Trophic assessment and isotopic niche of three sympatric ray species of western Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Use of stable isotope analysis to identify food-conditioned grizzly bears on Alaska's North Slope