The phenotypic and demographic response to the combination of copper and thermal stressors strongly varies within the ciliate species, Tetrahymena thermophila.

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Copper pollution can alter biological and trophic functions. Organisms can utilise different tolerance strategies, including accumulation mechanisms (intracellular vacuoles, external chelation, etc.) to maintain themselves in copper-polluted environments. Accumulation mechanisms can influence the expression of other phenotypic traits, allowing organisms to deal with copper stress. Whether copper effects on...

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