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Table 1 Information on analysed Norwegian threespined sticklebacks populations. N denotes total (males/females). See Fig. 1 for map

From: The temporal window of ecological adaptation in postglacial lakes: a comparison of head morphology, trophic position and habitat use in Norwegian threespine stickleback populations

Population

Island

Drainage

N (M/F)

Estimated age (ybp)

Elevation (m a. s. l.)

Area (km2)

Distance to sea (m)

Mean depth (m)

Fish species

Body length cm mean (std)

1. Andenes Harbor

Ocean

Ocean

20 (10/10)

0

0

-

-

-

Several taxa

5.32 (0.31)

2. Nedre Storfjordvatn

Vestvågøy

Storfjordelva

20 (4/16)

3 100

3

0.114

265

4.61

Bt

4.55 (0.35)

3. Skulbruvatn

Vestvågøy

Skulbruelva

19 (11/8)

3 300

3

0.141

290

5.02

As, Bt, Ac

4.45 (0.42)

4. Farstadvatn

Vestvågøy

Farstadelva

19 (7/12)

3 300

3

1.250

1197

12.03

As, Bt, Ac

4.37 (0.69)

5. Øvre Storfjordvatn

Vestvågøy

Storfjordelva

20 (2/18)

5 400

7

0.185

610

5.60

Bt

4.44 (0.45)

6. Jordendsvatnet

Gimsøy

Jordendselva

20 (5/15)

12 500

6

0.121

1579

4.73

Bt

4.52 (0.35)

7. Bjørnvatnet

Flakstadøya

Rishaugelva

19 (8/11)

12 500

26

0.023

1728

2.43

Bt

3.97 (0.21)

8. Store Sortevatn

Gimsøy

Sorteelva

20 (6/14)

13 500

13

0.217

1047

5.97

Bt

4.28 (0.32)

9. Reppvatn

Vestvågøy

Farstadelva

20 (2/18)

13 600

9

0.572

863

8.80

As, Bt, Ac

3.97 (0.54)

10. Tindvatnet

Flakstadøya

Nussfjordelva

19 (11/8)

13 800

44

0.052

2470

3.37

Bt

3.87 (0.40)

11. Nedre Jenndalsvatn

Gimsøy

Jenndalselva

19 (8/11)

14 300

20

0.216

1087

5.96

Bt

4.73 (0.35)

12. Ostadvatn

Vestvågøy

Farstadelva

19 (5/14)

14 600

23

1.223

7893

11.92

As, Bt, Ac

4.26 (0.60)

13. Lomstjørna

Andøya

Tofteelva

20 (6/14)

14 700

24

0.029

2595

2.67

As, Bt

4.49 (0.34)

14. Litlevatn

Andøya

Kryssdalselva

20 (10/10)

14 900

35

0.063

7086

3.64

Bt

4.67 (0.47)

15. Storvatnet

Andøya

Storeelva

20 (7/13)

15 000

26

0.310

2360

6.89

As, Bt, Ac

4.27 (0.45)

16. Melavatn

Andøya

Melaelva

20 (4/16)

15 300

13

1.968

3698

14.42

As, Bt, Ac

4.62 (0.51)

17. Nøssdalsvatn

Andøya

Melaelva

20 (7/13)

15 400

22

0.969

6788

10.86

As, Bt, Ac

4.24 (0.58)

18. Ravatn

Langøya

Nykvågelva

20 (2/18)

15 500

10

0.267

800

6.49

Bt, Ac

4.42 (0.39)

19. Storvatnet

Andøya

Rambergselva

20 (3/17)

15 500

30

1.000

3379

11.00

As, Bt

4.43 (0.53)

20. Steinsvatn

Andøya

Steinvasselva

20 (6/14)

15 500

16

1.599

3832

13.27

Bt

4.41 (0.36)

21. Øvre Jenndalsvatn

Gimsøy

Jenndalselva

19 (9/10)

15 500

40

0.268

2409

6.50

Bt, Ac

4.16 (0.25)

22. Einletvatn Pond

Andøya

Litleelva

20 (15/5)

16 000

37

0.007

3561

1.51

-

4.70 (0.50)

23. Finnkongdalsvatn

Andøya

Melaelva

20 (8/12)

16 500

41

0.139

8500

5.00

Bt

3.84 (0.58)

24. Tordalsvatn

Andøya

Nordelva

19 (5/14)

17 000

43

0.737

4648

9.74

Bt, Ac

3.82 (0.35)

25. Einletvatn

Andøya

Litleelva

15 (6/9)

18 000

37

0.282

3520

6.63

Bt

4.56 (0.38)

26. Øvre Æråsvatn

Andøya

Tofteelva

19 (6/13)

18 700

44

0.244

5300

6.26

Bt, Ac

4.63 (0.33)

  1. Species codes in column “Fish species”; As Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), Bt Brown trout (Salmo trutta), Ac Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)