17α-ethinylestradiol alters reproductive behaviors, circulating hormones, and sexual morphology in male fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 953-961

  Salierno, James D ^a,b   Kane, Andrew S ^c,d  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Emerging Pathogens Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Endocrine disruption; Estrogen mimics; Fathead minnow; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ESTROGEN MIMICS; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FATHEAD MINNOW; GONADOSOMATIC INDEX; HORMONE LEVELS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; REDUCED FREQUENCY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTRATE CLEANING; VITELLOGENIN;

COMPETITION; MICROARRAYS;

SUBSTRATES;

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE; VITELLOGENIN; HORMONE;

CYPRINID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HORMONE; MIMICRY; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FISH; GONAD; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPAWNING; VIDEORECORDING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CYPRINIFORMES; DRUG EFFECT; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; HORMONES; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67249139057     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-111.1     Document Type: Article

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