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<br />LIST OF TABLES .........,......"..",........,.,..".".,....,.."...,........,.....................,........""........,........,.. v
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<br />LIST OF FIGURES ..",...,........".,.."..,..............,..,,,,,,.,.,.,..............,.,..,...................."."......".,... VI
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<br />LIST OF APPENDICES., .,..,.. .........,......" H'H.H H'H"H.' .,....,., H".' """H ,,' ,,, H' H H H". .....,. ,. H. H'. .'" VII
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<br />ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ,..,......, ...,..,. ........ H......",..,...,.".,......... .H....'...... .., ..... H.' ....,."....... ,..,., viii
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<br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..."'H'......H.. ....,. H'''. H. H...... H H'.....'......"...,.", H....H '."".H ......H ". ,,,,H. IX
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<br />INTRODUCTION .........".,.,.."..." ,.. ....".'.".H ........, ..... ........."...,."".,.."."."...".,.. .... ........."..,....,
<br />o bj ecti ve ...... ,.."......... ... .... ...................................................... ........... ..........".................... 3
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<br />METHODS AND MA TERlALS ......... ..... .................. ................. ..... ...... .......... ..... ... ......... .......... 3
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<br />Test Fish..... H.""""'" H....... ...""..."... H.......,...,...,. ...,..,........ H............,....., ,.,..",.......,..,...... 3
<br />Test Water. H. ."" ....".,.....,.. ...,.".,... H.... ".,."...,...,.. .......,...... H.......,......,...,....,.........,.,.".,... 5
<br />Adult Exposure.....".....,. "..",."... H. H ,...,...."........ H.....................,.,....".,...,....,.......,... ,.".., 8
<br />Spawning Trials........... H ".,..,... .........,......." ...................... ,....,.....".,."., ......... H.....'.. ....,." 14
<br />Progeny Tests,.... H'...... ...".".".. H'.' .......,.., ... ...,................. ..,.......,..,.,.".... ,...,............",.,." 16
<br />Eggs.............,..,' ..."..,.......,."............................,...,.".,..."...,..,............ ... ........,...,.., 16
<br />Larval survival and growth H".....HH.................".."................HHH........"........'.HH 18
<br />Progeny residues .........."... '" H'" '..H............".H.....'H"....'.H H..... H".'." '" "..........H.' 18
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<br />Radio-tagging,..,."..,.,........ ......,.".,. H H.......,......... .................................."".",................... 18
<br />Water Quality. ..,."."..............." "... ... H .H.'......................... ..... ........." .,.. ,..... ... ... .............. ,. 19
<br />Selenium Analyses H.....'.,..,...... ..... ......"............".""."..,..,..".,..................,..".................. 20
<br />Quality Control ............'H..'...."........ H ......."............H..H.H H......H' H........'.H..H H. H' ......H..." 21
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<br />Statistical Analyses,.............".."...... H'.'..".' ...",.......,........................"...,..............,..... ..... 23
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<br />RESULTS.,...."...,.,..,.. H'.,'.""" ...".......,.."",.. .............,...."..".., ....".",.....................,.,................. 24
<br />Exposure Conditions".... ........,.".,............."."...,..". H,....... H............,...".."............,." ...,... 24
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<br />Water Quality..".".".""... H' H..".'.,................"...,. ....,..",...................,..., .....,..... H......,...,." 26
<br />Adult Exposure.."..,..,...,........,..".,. ,.,.. ..........,.,.,. ...,.."..,.."...................,....,.. ... .....,... H..... 27
<br />Mortality ."., ...,.. H....."..,.,... H..........",.... .... ....................... ......" ....,..........,.. ........ 27
<br />Initial size...,......, ... ....................,..,...".,.,........... ... ..,..,..,..,."........ ,............,..,..""., 28
<br />Growth,........, ... .................",...",... H...........,..,.,......,............................................. 28
<br />Reproductive response ''''''''''.' ....HH.H. ............H....H. H H. ........,....""... H. H. H....H.H.. 35
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<br />Progeny.,."...,........... ...."..,..,............... ...,............. H.........,..,.........,...........,..".................., 3 8
<br />Hatchability and abnormalities .."H..H......................H.HHH.........H...".........'..H....' 38
<br />Larval survival and growth H"......"..............,........"...H.....'.......HH.."..."...:..H.."" 38
<br />Selenium residues .H.H..H.... ""H'H H.H H..........",... ..H....' H.....H" ... ...". .......H.. H' H' ". ,..H H""., 41
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<br />Muscle plugs ....".......... H. H ". .........".".. H H H.....H....".......""....... HH .." '" ". ......"."., 41
<br />Eggs and larvae .............HH.H".....H".H....HH..."...'''...H.''...''...H..HH....H.H....HH..".' 47
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