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- Title
HERITABLE ADAPTATION AND FITNESS COSTS IN KILLIFISH (.
- Authors
Meyer, Joel N.; Di Giulio, Richard T.
- Abstract
The article discusses the adaptation of killifish in a highly contaminated site on the Elizabeth River in Virginia. It mentions that the laboratory-raised offspring of killifish are more resistant to the toxicity of Elizabeth River sediments that are offspring of reference site killifish. It notes that the changes that have conferred resistance to the toxicity of the Elizabeth River sediments carry a cost of reduced fitness in other contexts.
- Subjects
KILLIFISHES; BIOLOGICAL fitness; BIOLOGICAL adaptation; CONTAMINATED sediments; EFFECT of contaminated sediments on aquatic organisms
- Publication
Ecological Applications, 2003, Vol 13, Issue 2, p490
- ISSN
1051-0761
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0490:HAAFCI]2.0.CO;2