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Tiny fish evolved to tolerate colder temperature in three years: UBC study

Aug. 4, 2010 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: , , , , ,

University of British Columbia researchers have observed one of the fastest evolutionary responses ever recorded in wild populations. In as little as three years, stickleback fish developed tolerance for water temperature 2.5 degrees Celsius lower than their ancestors.

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