Weedkiller 'makes boy frogs lay eggs'
Atrazine is receiving lots of attention for turning male frogs into girls, but that’s not all the common herbicide does. It also weakens amphibian immune systems, leaving the fragile creatures vulnerable to disease. Though less obvious than gender bending, immunosuppression could play just as large a part in the worldwide decline of amphibians, which have [...]
Weedkiller 'makes boy frogs lay eggs'
One of the most common weed killers in the world, atrazine, can chemically castrate male frogs, turning them into females that lay eggs say US researchers.
Tue 2 Mar 10 from ABC Science
Pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females
Atrazine, one of the world's most widely used pesticides, wreaks havoc with the sex lives of adult male frogs, emasculating three-quarters of them and turning one in 10 into females, according ...
Mon 1 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
Common weedkiller turns male frogs into females
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, researchers reported on Monday.
Wed 3 Mar 10 from Reuters
Common weedkiller turns male frogs into females, Tue 2 Mar 10 from Reuters
Common weedkiller turns male frogs into females, Mon 1 Mar 10 from Reuters
Sex-Changing Herbicide Makes Amphibians Sick, Too
Atrazine is receiving lots of attention for turning male frogs into girls, but that’s not all the common herbicide does. It also weakens amphibian immune systems, leaving the fragile creatures ...
Tue 2 Mar 10 from Wired Science
LGBTF? Pesticide Turns Male Frogs into Females
Common pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females that are successfully able to reproduce, a new study finds.
Tue 2 Mar 10 from FOXNews
Weed Killer Makes Male Frogs Lay Eggs
One of the most common weed killers in the United States can transform male frogs into fully functional females, a new study says.
Tue 2 Mar 10 from National Geographic
Pesticide Turns Male Frogs into Females
The pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females that are able to mate and successfully reproduce
Mon 1 Mar 10 from Livescience
Common pesticide changes male frogs into females, likely devastating populations
One of the world's most popular pesticides, atrazine, chemically castrates male frogs and in some instances changes them into completely functionally females, according to a new study in the ...
Wed 3 Mar 10 from Mongabay.com
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