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Table 1 Killifish population locations and site characteristics

From: Targeted approach to identify genetic loci associated with evolved dioxin tolerance in Atlantic Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus)

Site ID

Site location

Latitude × Longitude (W)

Distance from NBH, latitude, km

Latitudinal distance between pairs, km

LC20 (log), ng PCB126/L

DLC responsiveness

NBH

New Bedford, MA

41.6676 × 70.9159

0

56

4.6

Tolerant

BI

Block Island, RI

41.1818 × 71.5793

56

 

1.4

Sensitive

BP

Bridgeport, CT

41.1570 × 73.2189

63

22

4.1

Tolerant

FLAX

Flax Pond, NY

40.9637 × 73.1342

85

 

1.6

Sensitive

NWK

Newark, NJ

40.7006 × 74.1223

115

26

4.1

Tolerant

SH

Sandy Hook, NJ

40.4687 × 74.0113

141

 

1.3

Sensitive

ER

Portsmouth, VA

36.8078 × 76.2945

547

55

5.3

Tolerant

KC

Gloucester, VA

37.3016 × 76.4226

492

 

1.4

Sensitive

  1. Taken from Nacci et al. 2010. LC20 values represent the concentration of PCB126 resulting in 20% lethality of killifish embryos.