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In estuarine habitats, there are likely to be shifts in species composition to more euryhaline and anadromous species (e.g., fourhorn sculpin – Myoxocephalus quadricornis, ninespine stickleback – Pungitius pungitius, threespine stickleback – Gasterosteus aculeatus, Arctic flounder – Pleuronectes glacialis, salmonines, and coregonines).
Changes in aquatic biota and ecosystem structure and function in the Arctic 2009
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The most common of these have been the American eel, alewife, common mummichog, Atlantic silverside, and three sticklebacks (fourspine, threespine, and ninespine).
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Dr Mike Webster and Professor Kevin Laland set out to examine the learning and copying behaviour of the ninespine stickleback ... with surprising results.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The ninespine stickleback in particular is a fish known to be capable of sophisticated social learning behaviour, gathering and using information from others about the location and quality of food resources.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Dr Mike Webster and Professor Kevin Laland set out to examine the learning and copying behaviour of the ninespine stickleback ... with surprising results.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The ninespine stickleback in particular is a fish known to be capable of sophisticated social learning behaviour, gathering and using information from others about the location and quality of food resources.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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