Myra E. Finkelstein

University of California, Santa Cruz — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

20h-index2.0kcitations51works2.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Mercury impact and mitigation studies(20), Avian ecology and behavior(15), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity(11), Marine animal studies overview(9), Heavy metals in environment(8)

Publications51 total

Hormonal disruption from plastic ingestion in northern fulmars: Activation and inhibition of estrogen receptors
Environmental Pollution·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Lead‐based ammunition is a threat to the endangered New Zealand Kea ( <i>Nestor notabilis</i> )
Conservation Letters·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Corrigendum to “Lead exposure and source attribution for a mammalian scavenger before and after a culling program” [Sci. Total Environ. 940 (2024) 173686]
The Science of The Total Environment·2024Open Access
Dynamics of leaching of POPs and additives from plastic in a Procellariiform gastric model: Diet- and polymer-dependent effects and implications for long-term exposure
PLoS ONE·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Practical models to guide the transition of California condors from a conservation-reliant to a self-sustaining species
Biological Conservation·2024· 6 cited
California condor poisoned by lead, not copper, when both are ingested: A case study
Wildlife Society Bulletin·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Lead, trash, DDE, and young age of breeders linked to lower fertility in the first two decades of reintroduction for critically endangered California Condors in California
Ornithological applications·2023· 11 cited
Lead exposure is correlated with reduced nesting success of an urban songbird
Environmental Research·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
Microplastic in northern anchovies (Engraulis mordax) and common murres (Uria aalge) from the Monterey Bay, California USA - Insights into prevalence, composition, and estrogenic activity
Environmental Pollution·2022· 14 citedOpen Access
Genetically based demographic reconstructions require careful consideration of generation time
Current Biology·2022· 8 cited
Demographic implications of lead poisoning for eagles across North America
Science·2022· 65 citedOpen Access
POTENTIAL PATHWAY AND HORMONAL DISRUPTING CAPACITY OF MICROPLASTIC IN A COASTAL SYSTEM
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America·2021
Foraging behavior, contaminant exposure risk, and the stress response in wild California condors (Gymnogyps californianus)
Environmental Research·2020· 8 cited
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
Birds of the World·2020· 9 cited
Tuna Consumption, Mercury Exposure, and Knowledge about Mercury Exposure Risk from Tuna Consumption in University Students
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry·2019· 8 cited
Sub-lethal exposure to lead is associated with heightened aggression in an urban songbird
The Science of The Total Environment·2018· 46 citedOpen Access
Glucocorticoid measurement in plasma, urates, and feathers from California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) in response to a human-induced stressor
PLoS ONE·2018· 9 citedOpen Access
The albatross of assessing and managing risk for long-lived pelagic seabirds
Biological Conservation·2017· 23 cited
Reply to Comment on “Terrestrial Scavenging of Marine Mammals: Cross-Ecosystem Contaminant Transfer and Potential Risks to Endangered California Condors (<i>Gymnogyps californianus</i>)”
Environmental Science & Technology·2017
Terrestrial Scavenging of Marine Mammals: Cross-Ecosystem Contaminant Transfer and Potential Risks to Endangered California Condors (<i>Gymnogyps californianus</i>)
Environmental Science & Technology·2016· 23 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Donald R. Smith(18), Victoria J. Bakker(13), Daniel F. Doak(12), Donald A. Croll(9), Bradford S. Keitt(9), Joseph Brandt(8), Paul R. Sievert(8), Bernie R. Tershy(7), Joe Burnett(7), Alacia Welch(5), Walter M. Jarman(4), Rachel Wolstenholme(4), Steve Kirkland(4), Zeka Kuspa(4), Michael Clark(4), Christopher W. Tubbs(4), Jesse Grantham(3), Bruce A. Rideout(3), Sue Rodriguez-Pastor(3), David J. Anderson(3)