Fukushima's biological impacts: The case of the pale grass blue butterfly

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 710-722

  Taira, Wataru ^a   Nohara, Chiyo ^a   Hiyama, Atsuki ^a   Otaki, Joji M ^a  

^a Faculty of Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Environmental pollution; Fukushima nuclear accident; Phenotypic change; Radiation resistance; Zizeeria maha

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BUTTERFLY; FORELIMB; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; GENETICS; JAPAN; LARVA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTANT; RADIATION RESPONSE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; JAPAN; LARVA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; WING;

EID: 84906810095     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esu013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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