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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Barrens topminnow"”.
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Overcoming evolutionary history: conditioning the endangered Barrens topminnow to avoid predation by the invasive Western mosquitofish
… are one cause of evolutionary traps, and the Barrens Topminnow (BTM), Fundulus julisia serves as an example of an imperiled species trapped by the introduction of an invasive predator: the Western Mosquitofish (WMF), Gambusia affinis. This study used conditioning to help the BTM escape its …
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Social learning and its effect on conservation efforts in the Barrens Topminnow: an evaluation of conditioning and social learning as a viable longterm solution to evolutionary traps
… multiple freshwater fish species, including the Barrens Topminnow (BTM), Fundulus julisia. In my study, I investigated if BTMs are capable of socially learning conditioned predator recognition, and I hypothesized that BTMs are capable of social learning and that such learning might improve …