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Genetic Structure and Diversity of Animal Populations Exposed to Metal Pollution

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The introduction of toxic substances into the environment by anthropogenic or natural activities is widespread and causes significant perturbation. Therefore, increasing attention has been focused on better understanding the long-term ecological effects of chronically exposed populations, communities, and ecosystems. The increased understanding of such effects has resulted not only from enhanced biomonitoring activities but also from developing new toxicity and ecotoxicity data for various species.

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P.M.G is a recipient of a fellowship from CONACYT. The authors thank Dr. Daniel Piñero Dalmau for his comments on this work.

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Mussali-Galante, P., Tovar-Sánchez, E., Valverde, M., Rojas, E. (2014). Genetic Structure and Diversity of Animal Populations Exposed to Metal Pollution. In: Whitacre, D. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Volume 227. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 227. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01327-5_3

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