DDT-Induced Feminization of Gull Embryos
Fry DM and Toone CK. 1981. DDT-Induced Feminization of Gull Embryos. Science. 213(4510):922-924
An experiment exposing gull eggs to DDT resulted in the abnormal development of ovarian tissue and oviducts in male embryos. This caused an inability to breed as adults and may account for the skewed sex ratio and reduced number of male gulls breeding on Santa Barbara Island, California.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Fry, D; Toone, C
- Units
- CHIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, DDT & DDE, Santa Barbara Island Channel Islands National Park CA, Sex Ratio, Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)