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Various mouse populations on islands in the Great Salt Lake accumulate relatively high concentrations of mercury (anti x = 10.8 ppM in hair) because of a unique diet of brine flies which are indigenous to the Great Salt Lake and, as a result, demonstrate several behavioral deviations when put under stressful situations (e.g., swimming and behavior field). Increased mercury levels (by hair analysis) resulted in decreased swimming ability in the mice, while behavior field observations demonstrated increased deviant behavior in the mice.