[Evaluation of developmental stability and cytogenetic homeostasis in populations of European green frogs (Rana esculenta-complex) under natural and anthropogenic conditions].
The status of amphibians in populations subjected to anthropogenic influence of various natures has been evaluated. We studied the effect of complex anthropogenic influences as well as chemical and radiation pollution. The status of the specimens in populations was evaluated by morphological (developmental stability as the level of fluctuating asymmetry) and cytogenetic (micronucleus test) methods. Disturbed developmental stability and cytogenetic homeostasis have been observed in populations affected by anthropogenic factors, which indicates the changed status of the organism.
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Kol'tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 26, Moscow, 119991 Russia. anzuz@online.ru
D000818:Animals; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006706:Homeostasis; D015162:Micronucleus Tests; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011893:Rana esculenta / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*; D012426:Russia
Otsenka stabil'nosti razvitiia i tsitogeneticheskogo gomeostaza v populiatsiiakh evropeiskikh zelenykh liagushek (kompleks Rana esculenta) v estestvennykh i antropogennykh usloviiakh.