Impact of organochlorine contamination on levels of sex hormones and external morphology of common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) in Ontario, Canada

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 253-260

  De Solla, Shane R ^a   Bishop, Christine A ^b   Van Kraak, Glen Der ^a   Brooks, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Feminization; Morphology; Organochlorines; Pesticides; Snapping turtles; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CANADA; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TURTLE;

CHELYDRA SERPENTINA;

EID: 0031871293     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106253     Document Type: Article

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