Predicting the occurrence of genetic adaptation to dioxinlike compounds in populations of the estuarine fish Fundulus heteroclitus

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1525-1532

  Nacci, Diane E ^a   Champlin, Denise ^a   Coiro, Laura ^a   McKinney, Rick ^a   Jayaraman, Saro ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Evolution; Fundulus heteroclitus; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; IMPURITIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEDIMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS;

TOXICITY;

3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; 3,4,5,3',4'-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL;

ADAPTATION; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FISH; GENETIC VARIATION; PCB; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESTUARY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYPOTHESIS; LABORATORY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BIOASSAY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEREDITY; LIFE CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

MASSACHUSETTS; NEW BEDFORD HARBOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIOXINS; DRUG TOLERANCE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FUNDULIDAE; HEREDITY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0035985213     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620210726     Document Type: Article

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