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Some effects of low oxygen tensions on the distribution of the three‐spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus L. and the nine‐spined stickleback Pungitius pungitius (L.)
Author(s) -
Lewis David B.,
Walkey M.,
Dartnall H. J. G.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1972.tb05658.x
Subject(s) - gasterosteus , stickleback , biology , three spined stickleback , ecology , zoology , eutrophication , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , nutrient
During extensive sampling of populations of sticklebacks for parasites, it became apparent that marked differences existed in the distribution of the 2 British freshwater species. Observation of the survival, respiratory rates and distribution of three‐ and nine‐spined sticklebacks from a variety of habitats supports the suggestion that physiologically, the nine‐spined stickleback is much better adapted to life in closed, shallow, weedy, eutrophic waters, depleted in oxygen. By comparison, Gasterosteus aculeatus favours more open well oxygenated water.