Disturbed sexual characteristics in male mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) from a lake contaminated with endocrine disruptors.

Previous laboratory studies have demonstrated that estrogenic and antiandrogenic chemicals can alter several sexual characteristics in male poeciliid fishes. Whether similar disturbances occur under field conditions remains to be confirmed. Lake Apopka, Florida, is contaminated with numerous chemica...

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Autores principales: Toft, Gunnar, Edwards, Thea M, Baatrup, Erik, Guillette, Louis J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2003
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12727596

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12727596

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