Relationships between phenotype, diet, and individual specialization of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Lake Mývatn, Iceland

• Main Author: Ragna Guðrún Snorradóttir 1999-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Hólum
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Sjávar- og vatnalíffræði; Mývatn; Vistkerfi; Hornsíli; Aquaculture; Habitats; Threespine sickleback; Vatn; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/45821

Lake Mývatn, Iceland, is a well-studied lake that has several types of habitats and strong temporal dynamics. The threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) population of the lake has been monitored for decades. Within the population is high gene flow, the phenotype is variable, the population...