Rapid Loss of Genetically Based Resistance to Metals after the Cleanup of a Superfund Site
Over the period 1953-1979, a battery factory on the Hudson River in New York released ≈53 tons of cadmium (Cd) and nickel hydride wastes into Foundry Cove. The most common aquatic benthic species, the oligochaete Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, rapidly evolved resistance to Cd. The capacity for detoxifica...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - 100(2003), 17, Seite 9889-9891
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Levinton, Jeffrey S.
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Suatoni, E.,
Wallace, William,
Junkins, Ruth,
Kelaher, Brendan,
Allen, Bengt J. |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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| Sprache: | English |
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2003
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| Schlagworte: | Ecology
Physical sciences
Business
Biological sciences
Social sciences |
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