Development of a method for identifying elevated vitellogenin gene expression in the Sydney Rock Oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) as an indicator of endocrine disruption on the Sunshine Coast

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-146

  Anderson, Kelli ^a   Burnell, Fiona ^a   Roiko, Anne ^a   Andrew, Megan ^b   O'Connor, Wayne ^c   Elizur, Abigail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Industry and Investment NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Environmental monitoring; Gene expression; Sydney rock oyster; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA GLOMERATA;

EID: 77955082127     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2010.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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