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Chapter 40.4, Problem 3CC
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The likely pattern of dispersion for male sticklebacks, if other male species invade its nesting territory.

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The male stickleback fishes have a fixed behavioral response according to the stimuli, which the entry of the other sticklebacks inside the nest of a particular male stickleback fish. The fishes turn socially aggressive and develop a red color on the skin. This color acts as a warning signal for the variety of the other fishes near its place of living.

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