Incorporating evolutionary insights to improve ecotoxicology for freshwater species.

ABSTRACT: Ecotoxicological studies have provided extensive insights into the lethal and sublethal effects of environmental contaminants. These insights are critical for environmental regulatory frameworks, which rely on knowledge of toxicity for developing policies to manage contaminants. While varied approaches have been applied to ecotoxicological questions, perspectives related to the evolutionary history of focal species or populations have received little consideration. Here, we evaluate chloride toxicity from the perspectives of both macroevolution and contemporary evolution. First, by mapping chloride toxicity values derived from the literature onto a phylogeny of macroinvertebrates, fish, and amphibians, we tested whether macroevolutionary relationships across species and taxa are predictive

SUBMITTER: Brady SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5680426 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature