Juvenile bimodal length distribution and sea‐run migration of the lower modal group in the Pacific Ocean form of three‐spined stickleback

Abstract

Juvenile three‐spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus in their nursery pond had a bimodal length distribution after October in their first year of life. A sea‐run migration of all individuals belonging to the lower modal group was observed, with a peak in early November. These data suggest that partial migration based on the early status of individual juveniles occurs in the Pacific Ocean form of three‐spined stickleback.

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