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Results are presented of a survey of isozyme frequencies in parthenogeneticArtimia from six salterns in the Shandong Peninsula, P.R.C. Three of the eleven enzymes we scored using polyacryamide gel electrophoresis proved to be useful for analysis of electromorph frequency variation. These enzymes are tetrazolium oxidase (TO), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and malate dehydrogenase (MDH). Each of these systems showed extensive isozyme variation both within and between salterns. In addition, we have examined the possibility that electromorph frequencies may vary as the result of natural selection for adaptation to specific salinity, or salinity-associated environmental conditions. An indication of clinal variation was found in two series of ponds differing in salinity, however more extensive data are needed before it is possible to conclude that these patterns are the result of natural selection. Finally, the use of isozyme analyses such as ours, for unraveling taxonomic problems inArtemia is discussed.
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King, C.E., Yuqi, Z., Xin, L. et al. Genetic variation in parthenogeneticArtemia from the Shandong Peninsula, P.R.C.. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 6, 179–185 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02847837
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