News tagged with stickleback
Researchers find first-ever 'wanderlust gene' in tiny bony fish
(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene previously associated with physical traits is also dictating behaviour in a tiny fish widely regarded as a living model of Darwin's natural selection theory, according to a University ...
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Evolution in action: Genetic study may answer why we have plenty of fish in the sea
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three-spine sticklebacks aren't as pretty as many aquarium fish, and anglers don't fantasize about hooking one. But biologists treasure these small fish for what they are revealing about the ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Social behavior can make predators even pickier
Your greedy cat may turn up his nose at different food, but wild animals can be conservative when it comes to food choices too. And new research suggests that, in a group, even adventurous individuals can ...
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Tiny fish evolved to tolerate colder temperature in three years: study
University of British Columbia researchers have observed one of the fastest evolutionary responses ever recorded in wild populations. In as little as three years, stickleback fish developed tolerance for water ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
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Study first to show evolution's impact on ecosystems
Scientists have come to agree that different environments impact the evolution of new species. Now experiments conducted at the University of British Columbia are showing for the first time that the reverse is also true.
Apr 01, 2009 |
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