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SUBMITTER: Martin CW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7751417 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martin Charles W CW McDonald Ashley M AM Rieucau Guillaume G Roberts Brian J BJ
PeerJ 20201218
Oil spills threaten the structure and function of ecological communities. The <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> spill was predicted to have catastrophic consequences for nearshore fishes, but field studies indicate resilience in populations and communities. Previous research indicates many marsh fishes exhibit avoidance of oil contaminated areas, representing one potential mechanism for this resilience. Here, we test whether prior oil exposure of Gulf killifish <i>Fundulus grandis</i> alters this avoidan ...[more]