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Molecular genetic differentiation in earthworms inhabiting a heterogeneous Pb-polluted landscape.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) - 1 Mar 2010
Andre J, King R A, Stürzenbaum S R, Kille P, Hodson M E, Morgan A J
Abstract excerpt
A Pb-mine site situated on acidic soil, but comprising of Ca-enriched islands around derelict buildings was used to study the spatial pattern of genetic diversity in Lumbricus rubellus. Two distinct genetic lineages ('A' and 'B'), differentiated at both the mitochondrial (mtDNA COII) and nuclear level (AFLPs) were revealed with a mean inter-lineage mtDNA sequence divergence of approximately 13%, indicative of a...
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