Polychlorinated biphenyls are associated with reduced testes weights in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Polychlorinated biphenyls are associated with reduced testes weights in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are highly toxic and persistent aquatic pollutants that are known to bioaccumulate in a variety of marine mammals. They have been associated with reduced recruitment rates and population declines in multiple species. Evidence to date documents effects of PCB exposure...

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Main Authors: Rosie S. Williams, David J. Curnick, Andrew Brownlow, Jonathan L. Barber, James Barnett, Nicholas J. Davison, Robert Deaville, Mariel ten Doeschate, Matthew Perkins, Paul D. Jepson, Susan Jobling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Environment International
Subjects:
Phocoena phocoena
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Testes weights
Male reproduction
Marine mammals
Fertility
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322583

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