Imposex in the indigenous Nassarius kraussianus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) from South African harbours

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1150-1155

  Marshall, David J ^a   Rajkumar, Anisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antifouling paints; Biomarker; Nassarius kraussianus; Organotin; South Africa; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; EXTRAPOLATION;

WATERWAYS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANTIFOULING AGENT; BIOMARKER; IMPOSEX; MARINE POLLUTION; MOLLUSC; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LAGOON; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PENIS; POPULATION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEA POLLUTION; SNAIL; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

DURBAN BAY; RICHARDS BAY; SOUTH AFRICA;

GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; NASSARIDAE; NASSARIUS; NASSARIUS KRAUSSIANUS; NEOGASTROPODA;

EID: 0041659334     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00191-7     Document Type: Article

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