Imposex in Thais rustica (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) (Lamark, 1822) as an indicator of organotin compounds pollution at Maceio coast (Northeastern Brazil)
The use of OTC (organotin compounds) as biocides in naval antifouling paints causes impacts on non-target organisms. One of these impacts is a syndrome called imposex in gastropod molluscs. Imposex is the imposition of male secondary sexual characteristics in female gastropods as result of endocrine...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2004-06-01
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| Sraith: | Brazilian Journal of Oceanography |
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| Rochtain ar líne: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592004000200002 |
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