Allen's reference is to 
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151214165724.htm>.

Such rapid evolutionary change may resonate through the entire 
ecosystem (including mollusks) since sticklebacks are important hosts 
of larval naiads, e.g., Anodonta; see 
<http://ecology.nottingham.ac.uk/Papers/MacColl%2009%20Ecography.pdf>.

Harry


At 12:55 PM 1/1/2016, steve rosenthal wrote:
>the linked-to article on the Smithsonian page herein about the
>Stickleback fish in Alaska was equally interesting, and more important
>perhaps from an evolutionary perspective....actual change/speciation
>occurring in the blink of an eye, relatively speaking.
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