Imposex in endemic volutid from Northeast Brazil (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
Imposex is characterized by the development of masculine sexual organs in neogastropod females. Almost 120 mollusk species are known to present imposex when exposed to organic tin compounds as tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT). These compounds are used as biocide agents in antifouling paints...
Main Authors: | Ítalo Braga de Castro, Carlos Augusto Oliveira de Meirelles, Helena Matthews-Cascon, Cristina de Almeida Rocha-Barreira, Pablo Penchaszadeh, Gregório Bigatti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2008-10-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000500024 |
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