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Larry G. Talent |
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| Education | |
| PhD: | Ph.D., 1980, Oregon State University |
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| Curriculum Vitae |
| Research Interests: |
| The primary focus of my research is reptile ecotoxicology. I am particularly interested in the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals and other environmental contaminants on sex determination, morphological development, endocrinology, immunology, reproduction, and behavior of lizards. Current research projects include the development of a lizard-egg screening assay for endocrine disrupting chemicals and soil contaminants, and the development of a lizard reproductive toxicity assay. In addition, I am examining the effects of contaminant exposure on different life stages of lizards relative to effects on life history parameters. |
| Recent Publications (since 2000) |
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Brasfield, S. M., K. Bradham, J. B. Wells, L. G. Talent, R. P. Lanno, and
D. M. Janz. 2004. Development of a terrestrial vertebrate model for assessing
bioavailability of cadmium in the fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)
and in ovo effects on hatching size and thyroid function. Chemosphere 54:1643-1651.
Burnham, D. K., A. Lackey, M. Manering, E. Jaensson, J. Pearson, D. O. Tyler, D. Melson, and L. G. Talent. 2003. Effects of 17alpha-ethinylestradiol on immune parameters in the lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Environmental Toxicology 18(4):211-218. Brasfield, S. M., L. P. Weber, L. G. Talent, and D. M. Janz. 2002. Dose-response and time course relationships for vitellogenin induction in male western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) exposed to ethinylestradiol. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 21(7): 1410-1416. Talent, L. G., J. N. Dumont, J. A. Bantle, D. M. Janz, and S. G. Talent. 2002. Evaluation of western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) and eastern fence lizards (Sceloporus undulatus) as laboratory reptile models for toxicological investigations. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 21(5): 899-905. Ferguson, G. W., J. R. Jones, W. H. Gehrmann, S. H. Hammack, L. G. Talent, R. D. Hudson, E. S. Dierenfeld, M. P. Fitzpatrick, F. L. Frye, M. F. Holick, T. C. Chen, Z. Lu, T. S. Gross, and J. J. Vogel. 1996. Indoor husbandry of the panther chameleon, Chamaeleo (Furcifer) pardalis: Effects of dietary vitamins A and D and ultraviolet irradiation on pathology and life-history traits. Zoo Biology 15: 279-299. Viets, B. E., M. A. Ewert, L. G. Talent, and C. E. Nelson. 1994. Sex-determining mechanisms in squamate reptiles. J. Experimental Zoology 270(1):45-56. Ferguson, G. W. and L. G. Talent. 1993. Life-history traits of the lizard Sceloporus undulatus from two populations raised in a common laboratory environment. Oecologia 1993(93): 88-94. |
