Developmental and reproductive characteristics of western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) exposed to paper mill effluent in the Dengcun River, Sihui, South China

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 140-149

  Hou, Liping ^a   Xie, Yongping ^a   Ying, Guangguo ^b   Fang, Zhanqiang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Androgenic effect; Gambusia affinis; Morphology; Pulp and paper mill effluent; Reproductive health; South China

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BIOINDICATOR; EFFLUENT; FISH; GROWTH RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; GONAD; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS WEIGHT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANDROGENS; ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BONE AND BONES; CHINA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GONADS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; LIVER; MALE; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; DENGCUN RIVER; GUANGDONG; SIHUI;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 79953210735     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.02.018     Document Type: Article

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