Environmentally Realistic Waterborne Atrazine Exposure Affects Behavior in Poecilia latipinna

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 306
• Main Author: MacLaren, R. David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2023
• Subjects: aggression; Animal reproduction; Anxiety; atrazine; Behavior; body size; coasts; conspecificity; drainage; Environmental health; Experiments; Females; Fish; Laboratory animals; Males; mating behavior; motivation; PCB; Physiology; Poecilia latipinna; Polychlorinated biphenyls; reproductive behavior; Southeastern United States; stormwater; United States > US; Southeastern United States

The present study examined the effects of environmentally realistic exposure to atrazine (ATZ) on the behavior of sailfin mollies, Poecilia latipinna. ATZ is one of the most commonly used pesticides in the US and a known endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC). The behavior of sailfin mollies is well do...