Something’s Fishy in Paxton Lake

by: Joan Sharp

In this case study exploring the mechanisms of speciation, students work in groups to design a series of experiments to determine whether two populations of sticklebacks in Paxton Lake in British Columbia represent separate species. Students consider the biological species concept when interpreting their field data, which the instructor provides to students in the form of data sheets.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2002Stock # jcst02_032_01_42Volume 032Issue 01

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