Modulation of sex ratios in Daphnia magna following multigenerational exposure to sewage treatment plant effluents

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1545-1550

  Baer, K N ^a   McCoole, M D ^a   Overturf, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

Author keywords

Daphnia magna; Methyl farnesoate; MSTPs; Multigenerational; Sewage treatment plant effluent; Sex ratios; STPs

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; EFFLUENT; OXIDATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; WASTE FACILITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; LAGOON; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROGENY; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALE; MOLTING; POPULATION DENSITY; SEWAGE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE;

EID: 67349197223     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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