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Fish may look fine in urban waters but their genes tell a different story

Blue damselfish, with their striking blue hue, are easy to spot, even along Okinawa's heavily urbanized coastlines. But while abundant, their gene activity reveals a hidden cost to living in human-impacted environments.

Fish may look fine in urban waters but their genes tell a different story
Image: Phys.org
Blue damselfish, with their striking blue hue, are easy to spot, even along Okinawa's heavily urbanized coastlines. But while abundant, their gene activity reveals a hidden cost to living in human-impacted environments.

Originally published at Phys.org

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