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MASS mortalities of fish exposed to low1–6 and high7–10 temperatures in Nature have been reported; but no sex differences in such incidents appear to have been recorded. The omission of data on sex ratios may be due to the fact that their interpretation would generally be unsatisfactory since the sex ratios of the original populations would be unknown, and even slight differences in habits of the sexes might result in their exposure being significantly different. In the present instance, interpretation is easier because the exact number of adults of each sex before and after exposure is known.
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FREEMAN, J. Sex Difference in Accidental Mortality of Guppies exposed to Elevated Temperature. Nature 186, 491 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186491a0
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