Browsing Conservation Science Publications by Subject "MARINE MAMMALS"

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    • Identification of California condor estrogen receptors 1 and 2 and their activation by endocrine disrupting chemicals
      Felton, Rachel G.; Steiner, Cynthia C.; Durrant, Barbara S.; Keisler, Duane H.; Milnes, Matthew R.; Tubbs, Christopher W. (2015)
      ...There is evidence that coastal-dwelling condors experience reproductive issues, such as eggshell thinning, likely resulting from exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). To address this problem, we have identified and cloned condor estrogen receptors (ESRs) 1 and 2 and characterized their activation by EDCs present in the coastal habitats where condors reside....