Microplastics Alter Hatching, Growth and Feeding of European Perch (IMAGE)

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Microplastics Alter Hatching, Growth and Feeding of European Perch

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Larval perch that has ingested microplastic particles. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the June 3, 2016 issue of <i>Science</i>, published by AAAS. The paper, by O.M. L&ouml;nnstedt at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, and colleagues was titled, "Environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastic particles influence larval fish ecology."

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Oona L&ouml;nnstedt

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