An Androgenic Agricultural Contaminant Impairs Female Reproductive Behaviour in a Freshwater Fish

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Saaristo, Minna ^a   Tomkins, Patrick ^a   Allinson, Mayumi ^b   Allinson, Graeme ^b,c   Wong, Bob B M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c DPI   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GROWTH PROMOTOR; TRENBOLONE;

ANDROGENESIS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FIN (ORGAN); FISH; FRESHWATER FISH; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTION; SWIMMING;

AGROCHEMICALS; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TRENBOLONE ACETATE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BOS; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 84877032534     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062782     Document Type: Article

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