Adaptations of wild populations of the estuarine fish Fundulus heteroclitus to persistent environmental contaminants

Marine Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-17

  Nacci, D ^a   Coiro, L ^a   Champlin, D ^a   Jayaraman, S ^a   McKinney, R ^a   Gleason, T R ^a   Munns Jr , W R ^a   Specker, J L ^b   Cooper, K R ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FISH; WATER POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032969031     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050520     Document Type: Article

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