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Molecular changes in vitellogenin gene of Spodoptera exigua after long-time exposure to cadmium - Toxic side effect or microevolution?
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety - 1 Jan 2018
Płachetka-Bożek Anna, Chwiałkowska Karolina, Augustyniak Maria
Abstract excerpt
The reproduction of pest insects is a continuously ongoing issue, especially in the environmental pollution context. Natural or artificial stressing factors enforce a kind of trade-off, most often between growth/survival and reproduction, which improves fitness of the organism. Harmful factors, such as cadmium, can affect the vitellogenesis leading to reduction of yolk synthesis and egg production. The aim of...
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