Science 360 reports on mosquitofish ecology study
Science 360 reported on a recently published paper by researchers at the University of Maine and University of California at Santa Cruz on the differences between male and female western mosquitofish and how the differences affect an entire ecosystem. The study suggests sexual dimorphism and the ratio of females to males in populations of western mosquitofish can shape the ecological impacts the invasive fish have on an ecosystem, and female-dominated populations have a greater ecological impact compared to males. Michael Kinnison, professor of evolutionary biology at UMaine, was a co-author of the paper titled “Sex ratio shapes the ecological effects of a globally introduced freshwater fish,” which was published in “Proceedings of the Royal Society B.” The Maine Edge also published a report on the study.