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The comparison among morphometric variables showed statistically significant differences between the two sites studied. Furthermore, the females of the S. haemastoma species presented an imposex frequency of 93.1% in Birds\u2019 Island, Cartagena Bay, compared to 31.8% in La Bocana. The relative penis size index or RPLI (10.145 and 3.231) and vas deferens sequence index or VDSI (2.83 and 1.16), showed possible contamination by organotin compounds in both places.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1590\/1519-6984.173301","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,10,30]],"date-time":"2017-10-30T15:40:43Z","timestamp":1509378043000},"page":"548-555","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Imposex in Stramonita haemastoma from coastal sites of Cartagena, Colombia"],"prefix":"10.1590","volume":"78","author":[{"given":"L.","family":"Sierra-Marquez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Cartagena,  Colombia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J.","family":"Sierra-Marquez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Cartagena,  Colombia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J.","family":"De la Rosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of 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