In ovum exposure to pesticides increases the egg weight loss and decreases hatchlings weight of Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 246-251

  Beldomenico, P M ^a   Rey, F ^a   Prado, W S ^a   Villarreal, J C ^a   Munoz de Toro M ^a   Luque, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caiman latirostris; Ecosystem health; Endocrine disrupters; Pesticides; Sentinel

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; ENDOSULFAN; ESTRADIOL; PESTICIDE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CROCODILIAN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX ALLOCATION;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; HATCHLING; HUMIDITY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ATRAZINE; BODY WEIGHT; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOSULFAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO;

ALLIGATORINAE; CAIMAN; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 34548677282     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.12.018     Document Type: Article

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