Disruption of sexual selection in sand gobies (Pomatoschistus minutus) by 17α-ethinyl estradiol, an endocrine disruptor

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 530-537

  Saaristo, Minna ^a   Craft, John A ^b   Lehtonen, Kari K ^c   Björk, Heikki ^a   Lindström, Kai ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Molecular biomarkers; Pomatoschistus; Reproductive behavior; Sand goby; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; VITELLOGENIN; WATER; EGG PROTEIN; FISH PROTEIN; ZONA RADIATA PROTEIN, FISH;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; MALE; MALE STERILITY; MATING SUCCESS; MATING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; THREAT; ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; LIVER; METABOLISM; PERCIFORMES; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGG PROTEINS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FISH PROTEINS; LIVER; MALE; PERCIFORMES; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 63449090849     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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