Don't I know this is true? :jester:
Where humans lower water quality, poor quality stickleback male fish trick unsuspecting females.
An increase in nutrient input in the Baltic is compromising water clarity by promoting algal blooms. Under reduced visibility caused by the presence of algae, poor quality males are able to lie about their physical condition, which is bad for the females. Poor quality males are more likely to eat the eggs that they're supposed to be tending.
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Where humans lower water quality, poor quality stickleback male fish trick unsuspecting females.
An increase in nutrient input in the Baltic is compromising water clarity by promoting algal blooms. Under reduced visibility caused by the presence of algae, poor quality males are able to lie about their physical condition, which is bad for the females. Poor quality males are more likely to eat the eggs that they're supposed to be tending.
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