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Rapid phenotypic changes in Caenorhabditis elegans under uranium exposure.
Ecotoxicology (London, England) - 1 Jul 2013
Dutilleul Morgan, Lemaire Laurie, Réale Denis, Lecomte Catherine, Galas Simon, Bonzom Jean-Marc
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Pollutants can induce selection pressures on populations, and the effects may be concentration-dependant. The main ways to respond to the stress are acclimation (i.e. plastic changes) and adaptation (i.e. genetic changes). Acclimation provides a short-term response to environmental changes and adaptation can have longer-term implications on the future of the population. One way of studying these responses is to...
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