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Nature 416, 665-666 (18 April 2002) | doi:10.1038/416665a

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Frogs put in the gender blender by America's favourite herbicide

Rex Dalton

Low levels of the most widely used herbicide in the United States have been found to disrupt the sexual development of frogs. The finding will heighten concerns about the persistence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the environment — and throws the spotlight on another potential factor involved in the global decline of amphibian populations.