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Chemical Compound Discovery May Help Preserve Native Species

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A scientist has discovered a chemical compound that sexually “turns on” fish…getting the male fish to cluster.Mike Simonson reports that this could be a break through in controlling fish populations of exotic species like the Asian carp, sea lamprey or Eurasian ruffe. Mike Simonson reports…

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