Methodologies, bioindicators, and biomarkers for assessing gender-related differences in wildlife exposed to environmental chemicals

Environmental Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-152

  Burger, Joanna ^a,e   Fossi, Cristina ^b,e   McClellan Green, Patricia ^c,e   Orlando, Edward F ^d,e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Biomarkers; Contaminants; Metals; Methodologies; Sensitive species

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHEMICAL AGENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; WILD POPULATION;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAMETE; GENDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INVERTEBRATE; LIFESPAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TECHNOLOGY; TOXICOKINETICS; VERTEBRATE; WILDLIFE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34147214891     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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