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Ph.D. in zoology (endocrinology) from the University of Washington,
1966. Research interests include environmental endocrinology,
investigating roles of natural and anthropogenic environmental
factors (endocrine disruption by metals, pesticides, industrial
pollutants) working through neuroendocrine pathways on thyroid,
adrenal, and reproductive endocrinology of fishes and amphibians
in relation to general development, sexual differentiation
and maturation, seasonal reproduction, and aging with emphasis
on the roles of stress hormones. He is the author of a current
textbook in endocrinology ("Vertebrate Endocrinology, 3rd.
edition, Academic Press 1997). A secondary interest is forensic
botany, primarily developing the use of plant cells in the
gastrointestinal tract to aid in homicide investigations.
Selected Publications:
Norris, D.O. and Hobbs, S. 2006. The HPA axis and functions of corticosteroids in fishes. In M. Reinecke, G. Zaccone and B.G. Kapoor (eds). "Fish Endocrinology", Oxford and Science Publishers, Enfield NH, pp. 721-765.
Painter, M.M., Buerkley, M.A., Julius, M.L., Vajda, A.M., Norris, D.O., Barber, L.B., Furlong, E.T., Schultz, M.M., Schoenfuss, H.L. 2009. Antidepressants at environmentally relevant concentrations affect predator avoidance behavior of larval fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28, 2677-2684.
Schultz, M.M., Furlong, E.T., Kolpin, D.W., Werner, S.L., Schoenfuss, H.L., Barber, L.B., Blazer, V., Norris, D.O., Alan, M., Vajda, A.M. 2010. Antidepressant pharmaceuticals in two U.S. effluent-impacted streams: Occurrence and fate in water and sediment, and selective uptake in fish neural tissue. Environmental Science and Technology 44, 1918-1925.
Vajda, A.M., Barber, L.B., Gray, J.L., Lopez, E.M., Bolden, A.L., Schoenfuss, H., Norris, D.O. 2011. Demasculinization of male fish by wastewater treatment plant effluent. Aquatic Toxicology, 103, 213-221.
Norris, D.O. and Lopez, K.H. 2011. Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Vol. I, Fishes; Vol. II, Amphibians, Vol. II, Reptiles; Vol. IV, Birds; Vol. V, Mammals. Academic Press (Elsevier Publishing Co).
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