Fla. lake contaminants affect alligator weight, biological responses in offspring
Friday, July 20, 2012 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) -- Five-month-old female alligators exposed during development to toxins found in a polluted Florida lake show changes in ovarian gene function and decreased body weight at hatching, but paradoxically showed accelerated growth rates in the months after hatching, according to a study at the University of Florida.