Reproductive development of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) exposed to oil sands-affected waters

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 654-662

  Van den Heuvel, Michael R ^a   Hogan, Natacha S ^a   Roloson, Scott D ^a   Van Der Kraak, Glen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish; Oil sands; Reclamation; Reproduction; Tailings

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; MAJOR IONS; NAPHTHENIC ACID; NATURAL WATERS; NO REDUCTION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS; STEROID HORMONE; TAILINGS POND; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; YELLOW PERCH;

ALKALINITY; EXPERIMENTS; FISH; LAND RECLAMATION; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TAILINGS; WATERSHEDS;

LAKES;

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ASPHALT; OIL; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; WATER;

ALKALINITY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BITUMEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; EXPERIMENTAL CULTURE; HORMONE; LAKE WATER; OIL SAND; ORGANIC ACID; PERCID; PH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POND; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TAILINGS; WATERSHED;

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GONAD; LAKE; MALE; MINE TAILINGS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PERCH; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; SAND; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHED; YELLOW PERCH;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GONADS; HYDROCARBONS; LAKES; MALE; PERCHES; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; PONDS; REPRODUCTION; TESTOSTERONE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 84857499971     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1732     Document Type: Article

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