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imposex1 CONSTRUCTImposexGIBBS · ECOTOXICOLOGY

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Ecotoxicology

the development of male sex organs in female marine snails, caused by tributyltin from antifouling paints.

In ecotoxicology, imposex refers to the development of male sex organs in female marine snails, caused by tributyltin from antifouling paints. This meaning comes from Gibbs (1986) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.[1]

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References

  1. Gibbs, P. E., & Bryan, G. W. (1986). Reproductive Failure in Populations of the Dog-Whelk, Nucella Lapillus, Caused by Imposex Induced by Tributyltin from Antifouling Paints. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 66(4), 767-777. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400048414

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