Abstract Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), particularly those that affect the
hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis of vertebrates, have become a focus of …

Recently, the importance of the female to population dynamics—especially her non‐genetic
contribution to offspring fitness or maternal effect—has received much attention in studies of …

With contributions from more than 75 international experts, this second edition focuses on
toxic substances and how they affect ecosystems worldwide. It presents methods for …

Because of their global distribution, persistence, and tendency to bioaccumulate, concerns
about perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are growing …

Consequences of long-term exposure to diclofenac up to 3 months were evaluated using
freshwater crustaceans (Daphnia magna and Moina macrocopa) and a fish (Oryzias latipes) …

We examined the effect of tributyltin (TBT) on the sex differentiation process in genetically
female Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). The fish were fed an artificial diet …

We elucidated the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on the reproductive capacity (fecundity and
fertility) and estrogenic response of adult Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) and studied …

Pesticide pulses in the Sacramento River, California, originate from storm-water discharges
and non-point source aquatic pollution that can last from a few days to weeks. The …

Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) were exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) at the sublethal
concentrations of 2.28, 13.0, 71.2, 355, and 1,820 μg/L (as mean measured concentrations) …

Mating pairs of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) received 17β-estradiol (E2; dose, 3 and
30 μg/g body weight daily) in their diet and E2-free diet (control) for two weeks. The effect on …