Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 77
ng to eatthe tendertransparentglass-like littlefry, and these hemust drive off: onthe other hand,the good nurse musttake care that the ac-tive young fish do notstray far from the nest,and so expose them-selves prematurely to the manifold dangers of the outerworld. Till they are big enough to take… … No. 3. Male Stickleback WatchingEggs in Nest. Some Strange Nurseries 57 It is not surprising under these circumstances tolearn that sticklebacks are successful and increasinganimals. Their numbers are enormous, wherever theyget a fair chance in life, because they multiply rapidlyup to the extreme…
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