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Genetic variation at aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) loci in populations of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) inhabiting polluted and reference habitats.
BMC evolutionary biology - 14 Jan 2014
Reitzel Adam M, Karchner Sibel I, Franks Diana G, Evans Brad R, Nacci Diane, Champlin Denise, Vieira Verónica M, Hahn Mark E
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BACKGROUND: The non-migratory killifish Fundulus heteroclitus inhabits clean and polluted environments interspersed throughout its range along the Atlantic coast of North America. Several populations of this species have successfully adapted to environments contaminated with toxic aromatic hydrocarbon pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Previous studies suggest that the mechanism of resistance to...
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