These groups use behavior and morphological traits like color to communicate social status. Male bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) form breeding collectives during the reproductive months. However, ...

Plastic pollution (PP) is an ongoing, pervasive global problem that represents a risk to the Galápagos archipelago, despite it being one of the world's most pristine and well-protected regions. By ...

Longear sunfish spawn in spring and early summer. They prefer to construct their nests in shallow substrates of pebbles, gravel and sand . The male constructs the nest using its fins to clear a ...