Gambusia

Howell, W.M., Black, D.A., and Bortone, S.A. (1980). Abnormal expression of secondary sex characters in a popnlation of mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis Holbrooki—evidence for environmentally indnced mascnhnization. Copeia, 676-681. 

FIGURE 3.3 Pearson correlation coefficients between fish (Gambusia) Hg concentration and MeHg concentrations in various environmental media sediment, porewater, surface water, and suspended particulate matter (SPM) from the Florida Everglades (1995-1998). 

Tatara CP, Mulvey M, Newman MC. 2002. Genetic and demographic responses of mercury-exposed mosquitofish Gambusia holbmoki) populations temporal stability and reproductive components of fitness. Environ Toxicol Chem 21 2191-2197. 

DDT and DFDT showed the expected high toxicity toward fish, but on the basis of the preliminary results DFDT appears to be one fifth to one tenth as toxic as DDT. Goldfish were more resistant to both compounds than was the wild gambusia. 

Giesy, J.P., Jr., G.J. Leversee, and D.R. Williams. 1977. Effects of naturally occurring aquatic organic fractions on cadmium toxicity to Simocephalus serrulatus (Daphnidae) and Gambusia affinis (Poeciliidae). Water Res. 11 1013-1020. 

Williams, D.R. and J.P. Giesy, Jr. 1978. Relative importance of food and water sources to cadmium uptake by Gambusia affinis (Poeciliidae). Environ. Res. 16 326-332. 

Diamond, S.A., M.C. Newman, M. Mulvey, and S.I. Guttman. 1991. Allozyme genotype and time-to-death of mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki, during acute inorganic mercury exposure a comparison of populations. Aquat. Toxicol. 21 119-134. 

Kramer, V.J. and M.C. Newman. 1994. Inhibition of glucosephosphate isomerase allozymes of the mosqui-tofish, Gambusia holbrooki, by mercury. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 13 9-14. 

Newman, M.C. and D.K. Doubet. 1989. Size-dependence of mercury (II) accumulation kinetics in the mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 18 819-825. 

Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, adults, muscle 18,000 After 24 h, Zn increased from 82 to 134 pg/kg FW significant increases in glycogen, total lipids, phospholipids, and cholesterol decreases in RNAand proteins 59... 

The half-time persistence (Tb 1/2) of zinc in whole mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) was estimated at 215 days (Newman and Mitz 1988). The half-time persistence of zinc in whole marine fishes ranged from 35 to 75 days in mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) to 295 to 313 days in a flatfish (Pleuronectes platessa) Tb 1/2 in mummichog was shortest at 30°C, longest at 10°C, and intermediate at 20°C (NAS 1979). 

Taneja, S.K., P. Arya, andU. Bains. 1988. Effects of ZnS04 toxicity on the skeletal muscles of the mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis. Res. Bull. Panjab Univ. 39 207-211. 

Davey, R.B., M.V. Meisch, and F.L. Carter. 1976. Toxicity of five ricefield pesticides to the mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, and green sunfish, Lepomis cyanellus, under laboratory and field conditions. Environ. Entomol. 5 1053-1056. 

Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis Susceptible population 340b 2, 20... 

Initial population inhibition of mosquitofish (Gambusia sp.), but reproduction resumed except for 1.11 kg/ha group. Fish whole-body residues in 0.056 kg/ha group, in mg/kg body weight, were 2.8 at 4 h, 1.7 at 24 h, and 0.1 after 2 weeks. Insect and zooplankton populations reduced >92% little recovery was evident after third treatment. The 0.056 kg/ha treatment regimen, at 4 h, resulted in residues of 10 pg/L in water,... 

Hughes, J.M., D.A. Harrison, and J.M. Arthur. 1991. Genetic variation at the Pgj locus in the mosquito fish Gambusia affinis (Poecilidae) and a possible effect on susceptibility to an insecticide. Biol. Jour. Linnean Soc. 44 153-167. 

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