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Evolutionary toxicology: population-level effects of chronic contaminant exposure on the marsh frogs (Rana ridibunda) of Azerbaijan.
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Apr 2006
Matson Cole W, Lambert Megan M, McDonald Thomas J, Autenrieth Robin L, Donnelly Kirby C, Islamzadeh Arif, Politov Dmitri I, Bickham John W
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We used molecular methods and population genetic analyses to study the effects of chronic contaminant exposure in marsh frogs from Sumgayit, Azerbaijan. Marsh frogs inhabiting wetlands in Sumgayit are exposed to complex mixtures of chemical contaminants, including petroleum products, pesticides, heavy metals, and many other industrial chemicals. Previous results documented elevated estimates of genetic damage in...
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