Biomarkers are currently best used as mechanistic “signposts” rather than as “traffic lights” in
the environmental risk assessment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In field …

During the last decade, a number of studies have shown that, in addition to their classically
described reproductive function, estrogens and androgens also regulate the immune system …

The aim of this study was to characterise biomarker responses in three-spined sticklebacks
exposed to copper. For this purpose, adult sticklebacks were exposed for 3 weeks to copper …

A wide range of environmental contaminants can interfere with hormonal regulation in
vertebrates. These endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are of high relevance for human …

Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging
fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, Biology of the …

The introduction of the European Commission's Water Framework Directive (WFD;
2000/60/EC) established a new era in environmental risk assessment. In addition to …

For the last 20 years, studies conducted in North America, Scandinavia, and New Zealand
have shown that pulp and paper mill effluents affect fish reproduction. Despite the level of …

Plasma vitellogenin (VTG) concentrations and the presence of the ovo‐testis (intersex)
condition have been recorded in male flounder (Platichthys flesus) captured from several …

Evolutionary divergence among populations occupying ecologically distinct environments
can occur even in the face of on-going gene flow. However, the genetic underpinnings, as …

Raw sewage and sewage at various stages of treatment were sampled from 15 municipal
sewage treatment plants in south Queensland (Australia) and Canterbury (New Zealand) …