Exoskeletons are a defining character of all arthropods that provide physical support for their
segmented bodies and appendages as well as protection from the environment and …

Despite the growing concern on animal welfare in crustacean farming, both from legislative
bodies as well as the common public, studies on welfare are limited and transfer to routine …

Bisphenols are used in the manufacture of plastics and are endocrine disrupting compounds
detectable in free living organisms and environments globally. The original bisphenol …

A significant advance has been made, especially during the last two decades, in the
knowledge of the effects on crustacean species of pollutants proven to be endocrine …

Crustaceans comprise an ecologically and morphologically diverse taxonomic group. They
are typically considered resilient to many environmental perturbations found in marine and …

This study was conducted for the first time to investigate the long-term impacts of sublethal
concentrations of 17 α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) on growth, survival, and reproductive …

Antidepressants are high-volume pharmaceuticals that accumulate to concentrations in the
μg· L− 1 range in surface waters. The release of peptide hormones via neurosecretory cells …

Evidence from both laboratory and field studies has shown that currently used synthetic and
naturally occurring chemical substances may potentially disrupt invertebrate endocrine …

Freshwater habitats are frequently contaminated by diverse chemicals of anthropogenic
origin, collectively referred to as micropollutants, that can have detrimental effects on aquatic …

The primary focus of environmental toxicological studies is to address the direct effects of
chemicals on exposed organisms (parental generation–F0), mostly overlooking effects on …