Exposure to 17α-ethinyl estradiol impairs courtship and aggressive behaviour of male sand gobies (Pomatoschistus minutus)

Chemosphere

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 541-546

  Saaristo, Minna ^a   Craft, John A ^b   Lehtonen, Kari K ^c   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

Agonistic behaviour; EE2; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Reproductive behaviour; Sand goby; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOUR; BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; HEPATOSOMATIC INDICES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; VITELLOGENIN;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; VITELLOGENIN; FISH PROTEIN;

AGGRESSION; COURTSHIP; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; MALE; PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX HORMONE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; MATING; NESTING; NONHUMAN; POLYGYNY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; VIDEORECORDING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

KRAEMERIIDAE; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS; RADIATA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COURTSHIP; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FISH PROTEINS; MALE; PERCIFORMES; RNA, MESSENGER; VITELLOGENINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77949489982     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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