Effect of Insecticide Dichlorvos on Ovaries of Mosquito Fish Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard)

The toxicity of insecticide dichlorvos (90%) was tested in ovaries of mosquito fish using three sublethal concentrations (0.3, 0.6, 0.8 µg/L) and studied their effects on the means of body and ovary weights, gonadosomatic index, ovum size and ova number. Results showed that there was a significant...

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Main Author: Baghdad Science Journal
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad 2011-12-01
Series:Baghdad Science Journal
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Online Access:http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/1312