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Ecotoxicology and population genetics: the emergence of "phylogeographic and evolutionary ecotoxicology".
Ecotoxicology (London, England) - 1 Aug 2001
Staton J L, Schizas N V, Chandler G T, Coull B C, Quattro J M
Abstract excerpt
Genetics of ecotoxicology has recently emerged as a priority research field. The advent of polymerase chain reaction and molecular population genetics has made it possible to examine the genetics in even the smallest individuals. Although a potentially powerful technique, current approaches oversimplify the relationship of change in gene frequency to contaminant exposure. Many of these approaches cannot control...
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