Article: Convergence and divergence in gene expression among natural populations exposed to pollution.

Authors: Marla A Fisher (corresponding author) [1,3]; Marjorie F Oleksiak [2,3]

Background

Many natural populations are continuously exposed to chemical stressors. One indication of this is that in 2004, over 4.24 billion pounds of industrial chemicals were disposed or released to the environment by facilities required to report to the EPA, including 576 million pounds of air emissions and 210 million pounds of surface water releases [1]. What are the biological consequences of chronic exposure to environmental pollution? We addressed this question using natural populations of the teleost Fundulus heteroclitus that inhabit and have adapted to ...

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