Article
Life-history consequences of adaptation to pollution. "Daphnia longispina clones historically exposed to copper".
Ecotoxicology (London, England) - 1 May 2011
Agra Ana Raquel, Soares Amadeu M V M, Barata Carlos
Abstract excerpt
The present study was conducted to assess life history effects of adaptation to pollution in Daphnia longispina clones historically exposed to an acid mine drainage from an abandoned pyrite mine. Four sensitive and resistant clones from reference and impacted populations were exposed to a range of copper exposure levels and their life history and physiological responses in terms of survival, reproduction,...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Copper
- Daphnia
- Female
- Genetic Fitness
- Genetic Variation
- Mining
- Portugal
- Water Pollutants, Chemical
