Vertebrate Endocrine Disruption

Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 475-484

  Ottinger, M A ^a   Dean, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects of EDCs; Aging; Behavior; Birds; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Environmental chemicals; Fish; Fungicides; Industrial chemicals; Mammals; Neuroendocrine regulation; Pesticides; Reproductive function; Reptiles; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85069190761     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-045337-8.00265-5     Document Type: Chapter

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