Allozyme polymorphisms and heavy metal levels in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus) collected from contaminated and uncontaminated sites in Malaysia.

It has been widely reported that heavy metal contamination in coastal waters can modify the allozyme profiles of marine organisms. Previous studies have recorded elevated metal concentrations in sediments and mussel tissues off Peninsular Malaysia. In the present study, horizontal starch gel electro...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yap, Chee Kong, Tan, Soon Guan, Ismail, Ahmad, Omar, Husaini
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Elsevier 2004
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8741/1/Allozyme%20polymorphisms%20and%20heavy%20metal%20levels%20in%20the%20green.pdf