Aquatic Snails from Mining Sites Have Evolved to Detect and Avoid Heavy Metals

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 478-484

  Lefcort, H ^a   Abbott, D P ^a   Cleary, D A ^a   Howell, E ^a   Keller, N C ^a   Smith, M M ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC;

ADAPTATION; AVOIDANCE REACTION; EVOLUTION; HEAVY METAL; SNAIL; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MINING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PHYSELLA; PHYSELLA COLUMBIANA; PHYSIDAE;

EID: 1942530813     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-003-3029-2     Document Type: Article

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