Environmentally-relevant concentrations of atrazine induce non-monotonic acceleration of developmental rate and increased size at metamorphosis in Rhinella arenarum tadpoles

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-17

  Brodeur, Julie C ^a   Sassone, Alina ^b   Hermida, Gladys N ^b   Codugnello, Nadia ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c GEMA Group DCB   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Amphibian; Atrazine; Hormesis; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; ESTRADIOL;

ATRAZINE; BODY SIZE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; METAMORPHOSIS; POLLUTION EFFECT; SURVIVAL; TOAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANURA; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL RATE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; RHINELLA ARENARUM; TADPOLE;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BODY SIZE; BUFO ARENARUM; HERBICIDES; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; BUFONIDAE; METAMORPHA;

EID: 84876984925     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.01.019     Document Type: Article

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