Divergence in reproductive ecology of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus.
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An anadromous population (<I>trachurus</I> form) and three freshwater populations (<I>leiurus</I> form) of the three-spined stickleback, <I>Gasterosteus aculeatus</I>, in central Japan were com-pared with one another in the reproductive traits: body length at maturity, egg size, clutch size, the swell of abdomen and the number of eggs per nest. The anadromous fish which become larger in body size at maturity spawn eggs smaller in size and greater in number than the freshwater fish. The abdomen swell of gravid females expressed by the propor-tion of abdomen width to body length was greater in the freshwater fish. The anadromous male fish collected a mean of 2, 638 eggs with a range of 1, 119 to 4, 052 eggs from about 6-7 females. In the three freshwater (the Yamayoke, the Tsuya and the Jizo) populations, males must have mated with about 9-22, 7-18 and 4-7 females respectively. It seems that the <I>leiurus</I> form increases its reproductive success by its much more mating opportunities and the parental efforts of nesting males as well as by spawning large eggs. Furthermore, among the freshwater populations, the Jizo one inhabiting the upper stream was clearly larger in body size, in egg size and in clutch size than the Yamayoke and the Tsuya ones which inhabit stable waterbodies with springs. It is possible that the Jizo population adopted the strategy of spawning a few large eggs as an adaptation to its habitat. The causal and functional explanations in reproductive characteristics among the four popula-tions are discussed in regard to differences in the environmental conditions.
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