Three-spined Stickleback (Noun)
Meaning
Of rivers and coastal regions.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The three-spined stickleback is an adaptable species often found in shallow, vegetated areas of rivers and coastal regions.
- The tidal zone of estuaries and mangrove swamps provides an ideal environment for the three-spined stickleback to thrive.
- Due to human activity and invasive species, the population of the three-spined stickleback has been declining in many European rivers.
- Coastal regions such as estuaries, deltas, and mudflats support large populations of three-spined sticklebacks, making them vital ecosystems.
- Studies of three-spined sticklebacks have revealed complex migratory patterns, including long journeys upstream to their natal rivers for breeding.