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Evidence for between-generation effects in carabids exposed to heavy metals pollution

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Evidence for between-generation effects in carabids exposed to heavy metals pollution

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dc.contributor.author Lagisz, Małgorzata pl
dc.contributor.author Laskowski, Ryszard [SAP11012037] pl
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-29T11:57:07Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-29T11:57:07Z
dc.date.issued 2008 pl
dc.identifier.issn 0963-9292 pl
dc.identifier.uri http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/2814
dc.language eng pl
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dc.title Evidence for between-generation effects in carabids exposed to heavy metals pollution pl
dc.type JournalArticle pl
dc.description.physical 59-66 pl
dc.abstract.en This work represents one of very few studies showing intergenerational effects of terrestrial pollution with heavy metals in a terrestrial predatory invertebrate. We demonstrate that carabid beetles Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) inhabiting metal polluted environment have altered life-history parameters in comparison to those from reference area populations. We observed decreased hatchability of eggs in field collected animals fed with uncontaminated food, which suggests that carabids from heavily polluted sites are not able to fully avoid the risk of secondary poisoning via contaminated prey. The adult fresh body mass of young imagines from the first laboratory generation reared in uncontaminated conditions was affected by pollution level at the sites of beetles' origin. However, we did not observe any effects of site contamination in the second laboratory generation. Therefore, we conclude that although genetic adaptation has not occurred in the populations chronically exposed to toxic metal concentrations, there is evidence of intergenerational maternal effects of metal pollution. pl
dc.subject.en heavy metal pollution pl
dc.subject.en terrestrial pl
dc.subject.en invertebrate pl
dc.subject.en reproduction pl
dc.subject.en maternal effects pl
dc.description.volume 17 pl
dc.description.number 1 pl
dc.identifier.doi 10.1007/s10646-007-0176-7 pl
dc.identifier.eissn 1573-3017 pl
dc.title.journal Ecotoxicology pl
dc.language.container eng pl
dc.affiliation Wydział Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi : Instytut Nauk o Środowisku pl
dc.subtype Article pl
dc.rights.original bez licencji pl


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