{"id":1682,"date":"2013-07-06T02:03:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T02:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/foster-baker-lab\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2013-07-06T02:04:52","modified_gmt":"2013-07-06T02:04:52","slug":"swimming-with-stickles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.clarku.edu\/foster-baker-lab\/blogs\/stickleback\/2013\/swimming-with-stickles\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming with Stickles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The view of the fjord of Western Brook from the snorkeling site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Newfoundland is an amazing place, and an amazing place to look for stickleback.\u00a0 We found stickleback in most of the ponds we looked for them in, but one of my favorites was Western Brook Pond.\u00a0 This location was a 3-kilometer (about 2 mile) hike out, but the trail was gorgeous.\u00a0 Considering some of our other hikes, such as through a bog with no trails earlier that day, this one was a walk in the park, but this time we had to haul our dry suits and snorkel gear as well\u2014we finally got into a pond.<\/p>\n

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Jason and Jenna getting into Western Brook to watch the stickleback<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When we got there, we dropped our gear on the beach and Jason and I immediately suited up for the freezing water.\u00a0 We had to put on layers and layers of clothes before even starting to put on the dry suits.\u00a0 It\u2019s a hassle to get into one, but once in the water it was definitely worth it.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been in the stickleback lab for about 2 years and have never been able to see them in the wild.\u00a0 When I first saw stickles in Pinchgut Pond from the shore it was so exciting, my first wild stickles! \u00a0But seeing them under the water, swimming with them, and being able to observe their behavior was even more exciting.\u00a0 I got to see courtship behavior, diversionary displays, feeding activity\u2014it was so different and yet the same as what you see in the lab.\u00a0 The basic behaviors were the same but it was amazing seeing these displays I’ve only seen in tanks occur in nature as well.\u00a0 You aren\u2019t setting anything up, placing variables, or anything; it is natural for the stickleback and it\u2019s fascinating to witness.<\/p>\n

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Some size variation of females from Western brook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Actually swimming with the stickles was probably my favorite part of this trip; though there were many other memorable moments this one was the most stunning and marvelous parts. \u00a0I’m\u00a0definitely\u00a0going to miss it here. \u00a0Everything in Newfoundland is beautiful, everyone is\u00a0incredibly\u00a0kind, and I hope we can come back soon and continue the work we just began to start this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Newfoundland is an amazing place, and an amazing place to look for stickleback.\u00a0 We found stickleback in most of the ponds we looked for them in, but one of my favorites was Western Brook Pond.\u00a0 This location was a 3-kilometer …<\/p>\n

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