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Genetic Diversity of Daphnia pulex in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Wang Wenping, Zhang Kun, Deng Daogui, Zhang Ya-Nan, Peng Shuixiu, Xu Xiaoxue
Abstract excerpt
Increased human activities and environmental changes may lead to genetic diversity variations of Cladocerans in water. Daphnia pulex are distributed throughout the world and often regarded as a model organism. The 16S rDNA, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), and 18S genes were used as molecular marks. The genetic diversity and phylogeny of D. pulex obtained from 10 water bodies in the middle and lower reaches...
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