# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
For the last 30 years Dr. Mora's research has focused on documenting the impacts of persistent organic pollutants, agricultural pesticides, metals, and other contaminants of emergent concern on avian species. Dr. Mora's work has focused on the southwestern United States, along the U.S.-Mexico border, and in various other regions of Texas, California, and Arizona. In the southwestern U.S., Dr. Mora investigated the accumulation and impacts of environmental contaminants in raptors, particularly aplomado falcons (Falco femoralis) and peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus), and various other endangered species of the U.S.-Mexico border. He has also conducted various research projects in Mexico.

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
University of California, Davis - (Davis, California, United States)

# awardsAndHonors[].label
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award

# publications[].label
Metals and Metalloids in Feathers of Neotropic Cormorants (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Nesting in Lake Livingston and Richland Creek, Texas, USA.

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Foraging flights, reproductive success and organochlorine contaminants in cattle egrets nesting in a residential area of Bryan, Texas

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BIOMONITORIUM OF HEAVY METALS IN AQUATIC BIRDS OF RESIDENTS OF THE LAKE OF CHAPALA, MEXICO

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Simulating cholinesterase inhibition in birds caused by dietary insecticide exposure

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An Evaluation of the Contribution of Macro- and Microelements from Colonial Nesting Waterbirds to Surface Water.

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Potential ecotoxicological significance of elevated concentrations of strontium in eggshells of passerine birds

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Feeding flights of cattle egrets nesting in an agricultural ecosystem

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Variation in plasma cholinesterase activity in the clay-colored robin (Turdus grayi) in relation to time of day, season, and diazinon exposure.

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Latin American protected areas: Protected from chemical pollution?

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Environmental contaminants in blood, hair, and tissues of ocelots from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, 1986-1997

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Chlorinated hydrocarbons and biomarkers of exposure in wading birds and fish of the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

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Simulated effects of reduced spring flow from the Edwards Aquifer on population size of the fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola)

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POLYCHLORINATED-BIPHENYLS AND CHLORINATED INSECTICIDES IN PLASMA OF CASPIAN TERNS - RELATIONSHIPS WITH AGE, PRODUCTIVITY, AND COLONY SITE-TENACITY IN THE GREAT-LAKES

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Assessment of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) health indicators in relation to domestic wastewater discharges in suburbs of Houston, USA.

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Potential Ecotoxicological Significance of Elevated Concentrations of Strontium in Eggshells of Passerine BirdsSignificado Ecotoxicolgico Potencial de Concentraciones Elevadas de Estroncio en Cscaras de Huevo de Aves PaserinasShort Communications

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Impacts of Heronries on Water Quality as Evaluated through Escherichia coli and Fecal Sterol Analyses.

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Organochlorine residues in bat guano from nine Mexican caves, 1991.

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Estimating coastal wetland gain and losses in Galveston County and Cameron County, Texas, USA.

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Potential effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on northern bobwhites

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Using Scale, Cover Type and GIS to Evaluate Nuisance Cattle Egret Colony Site Selection

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Potential impact of neonicotinoid use on Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) in Texas: A historical analysis.

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Persistent Organic Pollutants in Livers and Hg in Feathers of Neotropic Cormorants (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) from the Trinity River Watershed (Texas, USA).

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Persistent organochlorine pollutants in eggs of colonial waterbirds from Galveston Bay and East Texas, USA

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Potential effects of environmental contaminants on P450 aromatase activity and DNA damage in swallows from the Rio Grande and Somerville, Texas.

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Transboundary pollution: Persistent organochlorine pesticides in migrant birds of the southwestern United States and Mexico

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TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION: PERSISTENT ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES IN MIGRANT BIRDS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

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Diet sources of the endangered Attwater's prairie-chicken in Texas: evidence from delta C-13, delta N-15, and Bayesian mixing models

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Congener-specific polychlorinated biphenyl patterns in eggs of aquatic birds from the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas

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Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica in Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) chicks from central Texas: prevalence, serotypes, pathogenicity, and epizootic potential.

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Regional and interspecific variation in Sr, Ca, and Sr/Ca ratios in avian eggshells from the USA.

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Further assessment of environmental contaminants in avian prey of the peregrine falcon in Big Bend National Park, Texas

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Plasma cholinesterase inhibition in the clay-colored robin (Turdus grayi) exposed to diazinon in maradol papaya crops in Yucatan, Mexico

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Contaminants in fishes from Great Lakes-influenced sections and above dams of three Michigan rivers. I: Concentrations of organo chlorine insecticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxin equivalents, and mercury.

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Modelling effects of chemical exposure on birds wintering in agricultural landscapes: The western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) as a case study

# publications[].label
Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology, second edition Michael C. Newman, Michael A. Unger. Lewis Publishers, Inc., 2002, US $59.95, Hardback, 512 pp., ISBN: 1566705983

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Ecological risk assessment of the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) in the South Texas Plains Ecoregion.

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Contaminants of fishes from Great Lakes-influenced sections and above dams of three Michigan rivers: III. Implications for health of bald eagles.

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Accumulation and hazard assessment of mercury to waterbirds at Lake Chapala, Mexico.

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CONCENTRATIONS OF DISSOLVED AND PARTICULATE POLYCHLORINATED-BIPHENYLS IN WATER FROM THE SAGINAW RIVER, MICHIGAN

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Seasonal and geographical variation of organochlorine residues in birds from northwest Mexico.

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Impacts of contaminants and pesticides on biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function

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Potential effects of environmental contaminants on recovery of the aplomado falcon in south Texas

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Swallows as indicators of environmental pollution of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin: are persistent organic pollutants a concern?

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Tracking Metal Pollution in Lake Chapala: Concentrations in Water, Sediments, and Fish.

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A comparative assessment of contaminants in fish from four resacas of the Texas, USA-Tamaulipas, Mexico border region.

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Naturally occurring secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism in cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) from central Texas.

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DDE mercury, and selenium in Biota, sediments, and water of the Rio Grande-Rio Bravo Basin, 1965-1995.

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Temporal and latitudinal trends of p,p'-DDE in eggs and carcasses of North American birds from 1980 to 2005.

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Residues and trends of organochlorine pesticide and polychlorinated biphenyls in birds from Texas, 1965-88

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Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in American Oystercatchers Nesting Along the Texas Gulf Coast

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Biomarkers of exposure and effects of environmental contaminants on swallows nesting along the Rio Grande, Texas, USA.

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Heavy metals and metalloids in egg contents and eggshells of passerine birds from Arizona.

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Seasonal Differences in Contaminant Accumulation in Neotropical Migrant and Resident Songbirds.

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Organochlorines and trace elements in four colonial waterbird species nesting in the lower Laguna Madre, Texas.

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Bioaccumulation of PCBs and PBDEs in Fish from a Tropical Lake Chapala, Mexico.

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Metal exposure and effects in voles and small birds near a mining haul road in Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska.

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Organochlorine pollutants and stable isotopes in resident and migrant passerine birds from northwest Michoacn, Mexico.

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Simulating the impact of cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides on non-target wildlife in irrigated crops

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HABITAT USE BY FORAGING CATTLE EGRETS IN THE MEXICALI VALLEY, BAJA-CALIFORNIA

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ORGANOCHLORINES AND BREEDING SUCCESS IN CATTLE EGRETS FROM THE MEXICALI VALLEY, BAJA-CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

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Estimating the contribution of nitrogen and phosphorus to waterbodies by colonial nesting waterbirds.

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VERMICOMPOST AS AN ALTERNATIVE OF MANAGEMENT FOR WATER HYACINTH

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Contaminants without borders: A regional assessment of the Colorado River Delta ecosystem

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PBDEs, PCBs, and DDE in eggs and their impacts on aplomado falcons (Falco femoralis) from Chihuahua and Veracruz, Mexico.

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PREDATION BY A BROWN PELICAN AT A MIXED-SPECIES HERONRY

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Selenium, boron, and heavy metals in birds from the Mexicali Valley, Baja California, Mexico.

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SEASONAL-VARIATION OF BODY CONDITION AND ORGANOCHLORINES IN WILD DUCKS FROM CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO

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Environmental contaminants in prey and tissues of the peregrine falcon in the Big Bend Region, Texas, USA.

# publications[].label
Contaminants in fishes from Great Lakes-influenced sections and above dams of three Michigan rivers. II: Implications for health of mink.

# publications[].label
Using Feathers to Evaluate Adverse Effects of Metals on Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) in Texas.

# publications[].label
Persistent organochlorine pollutants in eggs of colonial waterbirds from Galveston Bay and East Texas, USA.

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Regional variation and relationships between the contaminants dde and selenium and stable isotopes in swallows nesting along the Rio Grande and one reference site, Texas, USA.

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UPTAKE AND EFFECTS OF SEVERAL CATIONIC DYES ON YEAST

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CONGENER-SPECIFIC POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL PATTERNS IN EGGS OF AQUATIC BIRDS FROM THE LOWER LAGUNA MADRE, TEXAS

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Persistent organic pollutants in eggs from south Texas Aplomado falcons.

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Effects of captivity and artificial breeding on microbiota in feces of the red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis).

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Lethal and sub-lethal effects of the insecticide fipronil on juvenile brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus.

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Environmental contaminants in surrogate birds and insects inhabiting Southwestern Willow Flycatcher habitat in Arizona

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Selenium, selected inorganic elements, and organochlorine pesticides in bottom material and biota from the Colorado River delta

# publications[].label
Persistent environmental pollutants in eggs of aplomado falcons from Northern Chihuahua, Mexico, and south Texas, USA.

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Residues of toxaphene in insectivorous birds (Petrochelidon spp.) from the Rio Grande, Texas.

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The adverse effects of the phenylpyrazole, fipronil, on juvenile white shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus.

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Effects of insecticides, fipronil and imidacloprid, on the growth, survival, and behavior of brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus.

# researcherOn[].label
Wildlife Toxicology: Assessing Impacts of Environmental Contaminants on Birds

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences; 2258 TAMU

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# etdChairOf[].label
Parkes, Michael Lawrence (2007-08). Residential cattle egret colonies in Texas: geography, reproductive success and management. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Musquiz, Daniel (2003-08). Cave and cliff swallows as indicators of exposure and effects of environmental contaminants on birds from the Rio Grande, Texas. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Entwistle, Clare Teresa (2016-12). Estimating Net Gains and Losses of Coastal Wetlands in Galveston County and Cameron County, TX. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Engelman, Catherine Allegra (2008-05). Ecotoxicological simulation modeling: effects of agricultural chemical exposure on wintering burrowing owls. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Torres-Poche, Zaria (2017-07). Evaluating the Impacts of Metals on Aquatic Birds in Lake Chapala, and the Use of Stable Isotopes for Predicting the Attwater's Prairie-Chicken Diet. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Ertl, Hannah Mae Halie (2016-05). Impact of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Use on Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) in Texas. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Watkins, Crystal (2011-12). Assessment of Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Downstream of Domestic Wastewater Effluents in the Bayous of Harris County. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Sandoval, Christopher Enrique (2017-08). Persistent Organic Pollutants in Neotropic Cormorants (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) Nesting along the Trinity River, Texas. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Telesford-Checkley, Judlyn Merium (2014-12). Assessing Avian Contribution of Escherichia coli and Nutrient Loads to Watersheds. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Sitzlar, Megan Annette (2005-12). P450 aromatase alterations and DNA damage as avian pollution biomarkers in cliff and cave swallow breeding near the Rio Grande region, Texas. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Wilkins, Leann I. (2009-05). Modeling an endangered species in an urban landscape: fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola) survival in the Upper San Marcos River, Hays County, Texas. Master's Thesis.