Assessment of the pesticides atrazine, endosulfan sulphate and chlorpyrifos for juvenoid-related endocrine activity using Daphnia magna

The water flea Daphnia magna belongs to the cyclical parthenogenic species, which can reproduce by either parthenogenesis or sexual reproduction. Recent studies have reported the involvement of the methylfarnesoate hormone, in male sex determination of D. magna. The aim of this study was to evaluate...

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Main Author: Palma, Patrícia (author)
Other Authors: Palma, V. (author), Matos, C. (author), Fernandes, R. (author), Bohn, A. (author), Soares, A. (author), Barbosa, I. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12207/572
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipbeja.pt:20.500.12207/572