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Variation in genetic diversity of tree sparrow (Passer montanus) population in long-term environmental heavy metal polluted areas.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) - 1 Aug 2020
Yang Wenzhi, Ding Jian, Wang Shengnan, Yang Ying, Song Gang, Zhang Yingmei
Abstract excerpt
Genetic diversity is the bedrock of evolution. The "Genetic Erosion" hypothesis posits that environmental pollution could cause reduced genetic diversity. To explore the effects of heavy metal pollution on genetic diversity in natural populations, we selected an area with more than sixty years of heavy metal contamination (Baiyin, BY) and a relatively unpolluted one (Liujiaxia, LJX), and tree sparrow (Passer...
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