Re: NANFA-- stickleback question

Jay DeLong (thirdwind_at_att.net)
Sun, 22 Jun 2003 21:08:47 -0700

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At 01:25 PM 6/17/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Does anyone know the gestation period for four spine sticklebacks? I
>thought it was about 9 days, but we're going on about 15 days now.

According to The Inland Fishes of New York State, by C. Lavett Smith:

Hatching begins in about 6 days at 21 to 22 C. By the end of the ninth
day, all of the eggs are hatched and the male ceases to care for the nest.

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Jay DeLong
Olympia, WA
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