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Research in Stickleback Fish

Research in Stickleback Fish. MALES. FEMALES. benthic. limnetic. What’s different between the species?. benthic. limnetic. Females search for mates in specific habitats Limnetic females search for limnetic males in open habitat

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Research in Stickleback Fish

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  1. Research in Stickleback Fish

  2. MALES FEMALES benthic limnetic What’s different between the species?

  3. benthic limnetic

  4. Females search for mates in specific habitats • Limnetic females search for limnetic males in open habitat • Benthic females search for benthic males in vegetated habitat

  5. If all the vegetation is lost, what might change?

  6. If all the vegetation is lost, what might change?

  7. Questions: 1) Where will benthic and limnetic males nest? 2) How will benthic and limnetic females find mates if vegetation is missing?

  8. Questions: 1) Where will benthic and limnetic males nest? 2) How will benthic and limnetic females find mates if vegetation is missing?

  9. Where will limnetic males and benthic males build their nests? OPEN VEGETATION OPEN OPEN

  10. Where will limnetic males and benthic males build their nests? We predict that benthic males will nest in vegetation and limnetic males will nest in the open OPEN VEGETATION

  11. Where will limnetic males and benthic males build their nests? We predict that benthic males will nest in vegetation and limnetic males will nest in the open OPEN VEGETATION What do you predict? OPEN OPEN

  12. Where will limnetic males and benthic males build their nests? We predict that benthic males will nest in vegetation and limnetic males will nest in the open OPEN VEGETATION It turns out that Benthic males are very aggressive. They keep limnetic males from building nests. OPEN OPEN

  13. Questions: 1) Where will benthic and limnetic males nest? 2) How will benthic and limnetic females find mates if vegetation is missing?

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