Exposure to an environmental estrogen breaks down sexual isolation between native and invasive species

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 901-912

  Ward, Jessica L ^a,b   Blum, Michael J ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Communication; Environmental change; Fish; Hybridization; Mate choice; Visual signals; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871674169     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2012.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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