| a microcosm test of adaptation and species specific responses to polluted sediments applicable to indigenous chironomids (diptera). | chironomids may adapt to pollution stress but data are confined to species that can be reared in the laboratory. a microcosm approach was used to test for adaptation and species differences in heavy metal tolerance. in one experiment, microcosms containing different levels of contaminants were placed in polluted and reference locations. the response of chironomus februarius to metal contaminants suggested local adaptation: relatively more flies emerged from clean sediment at the reference site a ... | 2006 | 16099083 |