The water flea Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Cladocera) as a test species for screening and evaluation of chemicals with endocrine disrupting effects on crustaceans

The water flea Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Cladocera) is a cyclical parthenogen, which can reproduce both by parthenogenesis and by sexual reproduction. With its ease of handling in the laboratory, several testing methods using D. magna exist for regulatory toxicity testing. Recently, several studies...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 16(2007), 1 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 197-203
1. Verfasser: Tatarazako, Norihisa (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Oda, Shigeto
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Review Endocrine Disruptors Invertebrate Hormones Water Pollutants, Chemical