Ontogeny of escape response and body shape in Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.)
Aspen M. Kozak, Michael Chung, Sean M. Rogers, Kelsey N. Lucas, Heather A. Jamniczky
This study examines how the Eda gene affects escape performance and body shape in Threespine Stickleback across ontogenetic stages, finding that Eda genotype influences growth and escape performance variables, particularly total distance traveled.
Journal of Fish Biology · Nov 21, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology