A comparative study of genotype sensitivity to acute toxic stress using clones of Daphnia magna straus.

doi:10.1016/0147-6513(91)90064-v

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A comparative study of genotype sensitivity to acute toxic stress using clones of Daphnia magna straus.

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety - 1 Jun 1991

Baird D J, Barber I, Bradley M, Soares A M, Calow P

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The genetic typing of laboratory strains of Daphnia magna revealed that although there are genetic differences between different testing laboratory strains, most laboratories culture single genotypes as clones. A comparative study was made of the performance of five of the more common clones in t...

Topics

Animals
Daphnia
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Isoenzymes
Metals
Toxicology

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