Evaluation of selected endocrine disrupting compounds on sex determination in Daphnia magna using reduced photoperiod and different feeding rates

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-221

  Baer, K N ^a   Owens, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; ESTRADIOL; METHOXYCHLOR; NONYLPHENOL; TRIBUTYLTIN CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; EATING; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; PHOTOPERIOD; PLASTICIZERS; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033044053     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900862     Document Type: Article

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