Selection favours low hsp70 levels in chronically metal-stressed soil arthropods

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 569-582

  Kohler H R ^a   Zanger, M ^b   Eckwert, H ^a,b   Einfeldt, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diplopoda; Heat shock protein; Isopoda; Microevolution; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SELECTION; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL POLLUTION; TOLERANCE;

DIPLOPODA; ISOPODA; JULUS SCANDINAVIUS; ONISCUS ASELLUS; PORCELLIO SCABER;

EID: 1642602432     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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