In recent years there has been considerable concern over the ability of substances discharged
into the environment to disrupt the normal endocrine function of wildlife. In particular, the …

Anthropogenic chemicals that disrupt the hormonal systems (endocrine disruptors) of
wildlife species recently have become a widely investigated and politically charged issue. …

Mysids (Crustacea: Mysidacea) are used routinely in acute toxicity testing to evaluate the
comparative toxicity of chemicals to aquatic organisms. The need for sublethal endpoints that …

Mysids are used routinely by regulatory authorities for conducting 96 h LC 50 toxicity tests to
evaluate the potential hazards of pollutants to aquatic ecosystems. Data from these acute …

Urbanisation is recognised as a major pressure on coastal biodiversity. Increasing risks of
flooding and erosion associated with future climate change indicate that new hard …

Microorganisms are a ubiquitous feature of most hard substrata on Earth and their role in
the geomorphological alteration of rock and stone is widely recognized. The role of …

Mysids (Crustacea : Mysidacea) are ubiquitous members of the permanent, endemic
hyperbenthic fauna of estuarine and other coastal ecosystems. They often occur in high numbers …

The United States Environmental Protection Agency routinely use the sub-tropical mysid
Americamysis (=Mysidopsis) bahia (Peracarida: Mysidacea) in laboratory testing to measure …

The euryhaline mysid Neomysis integer (Peracarida: Mysidacea) is a common member of the
hyperbenthos of the upper reaches of European estuaries. In the East Looe River Estuary (…

Neomysis integer (Crustacea: Mysidacea), a euryhaline member of the hyperbenthos of the
upper reaches of European estuaries, has been identified as a suitable animal for assessing …