Alkylphenols affect lobster (Homarus americanus) larval survival, molting and metamorphosis

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-71

  Laufer, Hans ^a,b   Baclaski, Bryan ^a,b   Koehn, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylphenols; Bisphenol A; Endocrine disruptors; Larval toxicity; Larval juvenile intermediates; Lobster larvae; Metamorphosis; Molting

Indexed keywords

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84862842021     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2011.588889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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