Estrogens can disrupt amphibian mating behavior

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Hoffmann, Frauke ^a   Kloas, Werner ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; VITELLOGENIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ANIMAL; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VOCALIZATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VITELLOGENINS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84857078896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032097     Document Type: Article

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