Abstract
Using the teleost Fundulus heteroclitus as an experimental model, we demonstrate how a multi-disciplinary approach to problems of intraspecies genetic variation can provide a better under-standing of complex biodiversity problems than can be addressed by a more monolithic approach. We emphasize the importance of starting with simple molecular systems and making predictions that can be tested by experimentation at a higher level of biological complexity-leading from molecules to cells to organ systems to organisms and eventually laboratory and field selection experiments. Using this interdisciplinary approach, we address the classical 'selectionst/neutralist' controversy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 169-184 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Fish Biology |
Volume | 39 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- allelic isozymes
- biochemical adaptation
- cDNA
- LDH-B
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aquatic Science