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Population bottlenecks, genetic diversity and breeding ability of the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from three polluted English Rivers.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 15 Oct 2013
Santos Eduarda M, Hamilton Patrick B, Coe Tobias S, Ball Jonathan S, Cook Alastair C, Katsiadaki Ioanna, Tyler Charles R
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Pollution is a significant environmental pressure on fish populations in both freshwater and marine environments. Populations subjected to chronic exposure to pollutants can experience impacts ranging from altered reproductive capacity to changes in population genetic structure. Few studies, however, have examined the reproductive vigor of individuals within populations inhabiting environments characterized by...
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