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Sex reversal assessments reveal different vulnerability to endocrine disruption between deeply diverged anuran lineages.
Scientific reports - 31 Mar 2016
Tamschick Stephanie, Rozenblut-Kościsty Beata, Ogielska Maria, Lehmann Andreas, Lymberakis Petros, Hoffmann Frauke, Lutz Ilka, Kloas Werner, Stöck Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Multiple anthropogenic stressors cause worldwide amphibian declines. Among several poorly investigated causes is global pollution of aquatic ecosystems with endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). These substances interfere with the endocrine system and can affect the sexual development of vertebrates including amphibians. We test the susceptibility to an environmentally relevant contraceptive, the artificial...
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