FIRST RESULTS ABOUT TOPOISOMERASE ACTIVITY IN ASTACUS ASTACUS AND AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES AS A BIOMARKER FOR CRAYFISH VIABILITY

A comparative study of topoisomerase activity in two European crayfish species Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius pallipes was carried out to determine the physiological basis of the difference in ecological fitness of these systematically related crayfish species. Topoisomerase activity was...

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Main Authors: PAOLUCCI M., DI CRISTO C., LIBERATO C., DI COSMO A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2004-01-01
Series:Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae:2004013