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Data Sheet 4 |
Mate choices between benthic, and limnetic sticklebacks
(Ridgeway and McPhail 1984)
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# females tested |
Female choice (1 female: 2 males) |
| Limnetic Male |
Benthic Male |
| Limnetic female |
7 |
7 |
0 |
| Benthic female |
7 |
0 |
7 |
p < 0.01
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# males tested |
Male choice (1 male: 2 females) |
| Limnetic Female |
Benthic Female |
| Limnetic male |
7 |
7 |
0 |
| Benthic male |
7 |
0 |
7 |
p < 0.01
Note: Each fish offered the choice was placed in a tank with two sticklebacks of the opposite sex, one limnetic and one benthic. The choice was noted when a female entered the nest of a male.
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