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Genetic variation in two land snails, Cepaea nemoralis and Succinea putris (Gastropoda, Pulmonata), from sites differing in heavy metal content.
Genetica - 1 Jan 2000
Jordaens Kurt, De Wolf Hans, Van Houtte Natalie, Vandecasteele Bart, Backeljau Thierry
Abstract excerpt
Allozyme variation was determined in two land snail species (Cepaea nemoralis and Succinea putris) from four localities in northern Belgium. In each locality we selected a polluted and a nearby, less-polluted, reference plot. We examined whether (i) genetic variability differed between the polluted and reference plots, (ii) populations from polluted plots experienced recent bottlenecks, and (iii) certain allele...
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