Amphipod intersex, metals and latitude: A perspective

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Pastorinho, M. Ramiro, Telfer, Trevor C., Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2009
• Subjects: Echinogammarus marinus; Intersex; Heavy metals; Iceland; Scotland; Portugal; Ari; Sandgerði
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/5576; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.02.001

Intersexuality has been widely reported in crustaceans with several mechanisms being directly or indirectly held responsible for its occurrence, amongst which pollution. No mechanistic relationship between metals and intersex has ever been established. Also the incidence of intersex in populations o...