Common pesticide changes male frogs into females, likely devastating populations (page 2)
The herbicide atrazine, one of the world's most widely used pesticides, wreaks havoc with the sex lives of adult male frogs, emasculating three-quarters of them and turning one in 10 into females, according to a new study by UC Berkeley biologists. These changes occur at atrazine levels below what the EPA considers safe for drinking water. The changes skew sex ratios in the frog population and could be a major cause of amphibian decline worldwide.
Common pesticide changes male frogs into females, likely devastating populations
One of the world's most popular pesticides, atrazine, chemically castrates male frogs and in some instances changes them into completely functionally females, according to a new study in the ...
Wed 3 Mar 10 from Mongabay.com
Common pesticide changes male frogs into females, likely devastating populations, Mon 1 Mar 10 from Mongabay.com
Featured - Pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females
Atrazine, one of the world's most widely used pesticides, wreaks havoc with the sex lives of adult male frogs, emasculating three-quarters of them and turning one in 10 into females, according ...
Tue 2 Mar 10 from Labspaces.net
Pesticide Can Turn Male Frogs Into Females
Image Caption: An atrazine-induced female frog (a genetic male) is shown (bottom) copulating with an unexposed male sibling. This union produced viable eggs and larvae that survived to metamorphosis ...
Mon 1 Mar 10 from RedOrbit
Pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females
The herbicide atrazine, one of the world's most widely used pesticides, wreaks havoc with the sex lives of adult male frogs, emasculating three-quarters of them and turning one in 10 into females, ...
Mon 1 Mar 10 from ScienceDaily
Pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females, Mon 1 Mar 10 from e! Science News
Pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females, Mon 1 Mar 10 from Eurekalert
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