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Article: Molecular Markers for Estimating Genetic Diversity in Pine River Fish Populations Contaminated with DDT. (Biochemistry/Molecular Biology).(Brief Article)
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- Michigan Academician
- Article date:
- March 22, 2002
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Molecular Markers for Estimating Genetic Diversity in Pine River Fish Populations Contaminated with DDT. Robert Teachout * and David J. Stanton, Saginaw Valley State University, Biology Department, and David Karpovich, Saginaw Valley State University, Chemistry Department, University Center, MI 48710; 989/790-4176; dstanton@svsu.edu
The Pine River ecosystem contains some of the highest levels of DDT contamination found anywhere in the world. In spite of a long-term clean-up operation, contaminant levels remain high. The toxic effects of DDT have already had a dramatic impact on species diversity in the region; however, more subtle genetic consequences may be even ...