Article
Genetic and phenoptypic differentiation of zebra mussel populations colonizing Spanish river basins.
Ecotoxicology (London, England) - 1 Jul 2013
Navarro Anna, Sánchez-Fontenla Javier, Cordero David, Faria Melisa, Peña Juan B, Saavedra Carlos, Blázquez Mercedes, Ruíz Olga, Ureña Rocío, Torreblanca Amparo, Barata Carlos, Piña Benjamin
Abstract excerpt
Zebra mussel populations in Ebro and Mijares Rivers (northern Spain) were analyzed to study the mechanisms by which this aquatic species deals with pollution. Variability analyses of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene and of one nuclear microsatellite were performed for ten populations from the Ebro River and one from the Mijares River. Comparison of these results with those from five additional European...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Dreissena
- Ecosystem
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genotype
- Phenotype
- Rivers
- Spain
- Water Pollutants, Chemical
