Morphological expression and histological analysis of imposex in Gemophos viverratus (Kiener, 1834) (Gastropoda: Buccinidae): a new bioindicator of tributyltin pollution on the West African coast

We describe the reproductive system and morphological expression of imposex in the marine gastropod Gemophos viverratus (Kiener, 1834) for the first time. This species can be used as a bioindicator of tributyltin (TBT) pollution on the west coast of Africa, a region for which there is a lack of info...

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Main Author: Lopes-Dos-Santos, Ruy M. A. (author)
Other Authors: Almeida, Corrine (author), De Lourdes Pereira, Maria (author), Barroso, Carlos M. (author), Galante-Oliveira, Susana (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22802
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/22802