Adaptation of the estuarine fish fundulus heteroclitus (Atlantic Killifish) to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 853-864

  Nacci, Diane E ^a   Champlin, Denise ^a   Jayaraman, Saro ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Dioxin; Evolution; Fundulus heteroclitus; Killifish; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT QUALITY; HERITABILITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; TELEOST; WILD POPULATION;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; BRIDGEPORT; CONNECTICUT; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW BEDFORD HARBOR; NEW JERSEY; NEWARK; NORFOLK [VIRGINIA]; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 77953545490     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9257-6     Document Type: Article

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