Pharmaceutical pollution can significantly affect wild animal behaviour, including speeding up salmon migration.
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New research reveals how water containing the antidepressant Prozac affects male guppies, raising concerns about the health of aquatic ecosystems exposed to pharmaceutical pollution.
Modern pharmaceuticals have saved millions of lives, however, there is growing concern that these same drugs may pose a real ecological concern for human and non-human life alike.
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Professor/Professeure titulaire, Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecotoxicogenomics and Endocrine Disruption Laboratory, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Assistant Professor in behavioural ecology
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Professor of Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, Monash University
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Assistant Professor in Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Guest Researcher, Stockholm University