Responses to environmental stressors in an estuarine fish: Interacting stressors and the impacts of local adaptation

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 152-161

  Schulte, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cortisol; Fish; Gene expression; Mummichogs; Salinity; Temperature; Toxicants

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FISH; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; MARSH; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; SALINITY; SPECIES HABITAT; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINODONTOIDEI; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 33847370870     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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