Endocrine disruption in a terrestrial isopod under exposure to bisphenol A and vinclozolin

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 492-500

  Lemos, Marco F L ^a   van Gestel, Cornelis A M ^b   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Ecotoxicological testing; Endocrine disruption; Hyperecdysonism; Incomplete ecdysis; Low dose effects; Molting; Porcellio scaber; Sex ratio; Terrestrial isopods; Vinclozolin

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ISOPOD; MOLT; MORTALITY RISK; SEX RATIO; SOIL BIOTA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; PORCELLIO SCABER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350152646     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0104-y     Document Type: Article

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