Genetic variation in toxicant-stressed populations: An evaluation of the "genetic erosion" hypothesis

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 983-1002

  Van Straalen, Nico M ^a   Timmermans, Martijn J T N ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; DNA fingerprinting; Genetics; Pollution; Population

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; COLLEMBOLA;

EID: 0012644848     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1080-700291905783     Document Type: Review

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