Multi-generational effect of an heavy metal pollution on Caenorhabditis elegans
Résumé
Assessing the evolutionary responses of long-term exposed populations requires multigeneration ecotoxicity tests. However, the analysis of the data from these tests is not straightforward. Mechanistic models allow the in-depth analysis of the variation of physiological traits over many generations, by quantifying the trend of the physiological and toxicological parameters of the model. In this study we assessed the multi-generational effect of a heavy metal, namely uranium, on the life-history traits of an ubiquitous nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans...