Recovery from imposex by a population of the dogwhelk, Nucella lapillus (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), on the southeastern coast of England since May 2004: A 52-month study

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1530-1538

  Morton, Brian ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clustering; Egg capsules; Feeding behaviour; Imposex; Nucella lapillus; Population size and structure; Reproduction; TBT

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING; EGG CAPSULES; IMPOSEX; NUCELLA LAPILLUS; POPULATION SIZE AND STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; TBT;

FEEDING; LANDFORMS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

TRIBUTYLTIN;

BREEDING SEASON; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROPOD; IMPOSEX; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROPOD; GENITAL MALFORMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GASTROPODA; GENITALIA; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CAENOGASTROPODA; GASTROPODA; NUCELLA LAPILLUS;

EID: 70349296814     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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