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Multiple Stressor Differential Tolerances: Possible Implications at the Population Level.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Venâncio Cátia, Ribeiro Rui, Soares Amadeu, Lopes Isabel
Abstract excerpt
The probability of the most sensitive genotypes being eliminated from a population due to a contaminant pulse--genetic erosion--is negatively associated to the within-genotype variation. A sensitive genotype with a small phenotypic variation would be more prone to be lost-a critically sensitive genotype. Furthermore, natural populations inhabiting contaminated sites are usually exposed to several pollutants. Such...
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