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Copper tolerance and genetic diversity of Porcellionides sexfasciatus (ISOPODA) in a highly contaminated mine habitat.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry - 1 Apr 2013
Costa Dalila, Bouchon Didier, van Straalen Nico M, Sousa José Paulo, Ribeiro Rui
Abstract excerpt
Organisms inhabiting metal-contaminated areas may develop metal tolerance, with either phenotypic adjustments or genetic changes (adaptation) or with both. In the present study, three populations of the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides sexfasciatus, collected at an abandoned mine area, were compared to assess the effects of metal contamination on tolerance to lethal and sublethal levels of copper, through...
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