Endocrine disruption in a marine amphipod? Field observations of intersexuality and de-masculinisation

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2-5, 2004, Pages 169-173

  Ford, Alex T ^a   Fernandes, Teresa F ^a   Rider, Sebastien A ^a   Read, Paul A ^a   Robinson, Craig D ^b   Davies, Ian M ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Androgenic gland; Bioindicators; Developmental abnormality; Endocrine disruption; Intersexuality; Pollution effects; Sublethal effects

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; OCEAN HABITATS; POLLUTION;

DISRUPTION; GLAND CONTROL;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AMPHIPOD; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; INTERSEX; POLLUTION EFFECT;

AMPHIPODA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ESTUARY; FEMALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; MASCULINITY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; MALE; SCOTLAND; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; ECHINOGAMMARUS;

EID: 2942514879     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2004.03.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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