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Seven generations of Ceriodaphnia affinis were kept in water of a household sewer. No animal death was observed in the experiment. In a series of generations, the fertility as well as dimensions of newborn water fleas decreased starting from the third generation. These indices in the subsequent generations changed in parallel with the control line.
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Flerov, B.A., Gremyachikh, V.A. & Izyumov, Y.G. Fertility and Dimensions of Ceriodaphnia affinis Lill. in a Series of Generations under the Influence of Household Sewage. Biology Bulletin 30, 308–310 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023876316685
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