Wild intersex roach (Rutilus rutilus) have reduced fertility

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 515-524

  Jobling, S ^a   Coey, S ^a   Whitmore, J G ^a   Kime, D E ^a   Van Look, K J W ^a   McAllister, B G ^a   Beresford, N ^a   Henshaw, A C ^a   Brighty, G ^a   Tyler, C R ^a   Sumpter, J P ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Fertilization; Male sexual function; Sperm motility and transport; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FISH; GAMETE; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; ROACH; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WATER POLLUTION; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CYPRINIFORMES; DRUG EFFECT; GERM CELL; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; RUTILUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; VERTEBRATA;

ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CYPRINIDAE; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELLS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0035992847     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod67.2.515     Document Type: Article

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