Characterizing phenotypic diversity in marine populations of the threespine stickleback

AL Fraser, R El-Sabaawi - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is an important model for studying the
evolution of vertebrate morphology. Sticklebacks inhabit freshwater, brackish, and marine …

Elevated temperatures drive the evolution of armor loss in the threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus

C Smith, G Zięba, M Przybylski - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
While there is evidence of genetic and phenotypic responses to climate change, few studies
have demonstrated change in functional traits with a known genetic basis. Here we present …