Impact of antibiotics on zooplankton reproduction: a review and meta-analysis

Affiliations

¹ Department of Botany, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. machia@usp.br.
² Department of Ecology, Institute of Biosciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. machia@usp.br.
³ Graduate Program in Microbial Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
⁴ Science of Beer Research Group, Science of Beer Institute, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Biology, Nigerian Army University, Biu, Nigeria.
⁶ Department of Biology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
⁷ Department of Marine Environment and Pollution Control, Maritime University, Warri, Nigeria.
⁸ Postgraduate Programme in Ecology and Conservation, State University of Paraíba, UEPB, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
⁹ Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Review

Mathias Ahii Chia et al. Ecotoxicology. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 22.

doi: 10.1007/s10646-025-02953-1. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Botany, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. machia@usp.br.
² Department of Ecology, Institute of Biosciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. machia@usp.br.
³ Graduate Program in Microbial Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
⁴ Science of Beer Research Group, Science of Beer Institute, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Biology, Nigerian Army University, Biu, Nigeria.
⁶ Department of Biology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
⁷ Department of Marine Environment and Pollution Control, Maritime University, Warri, Nigeria.
⁸ Postgraduate Programme in Ecology and Conservation, State University of Paraíba, UEPB, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
⁹ Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

No abstract available

Keywords: Ecosystem functioning; Exposure time; Fecundity; Food web; Invertebrates; Pharmaceuticals; Reproduction.

Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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