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For
each area where you might wish to settle your cohort, you will see a screen
similar to this (<<<):
To
PRINT THE DATA SHEET FOR ANY AREA, click on the "PRINT DATA"
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WHILE
VIEWING ANIMATIONS OF YOUR COHORT TRAVELING IN THE GULF OF MAINE:
- How long after
hatch did your cohort reach Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4? What is controlling
these growth rates?
- About how fast
do currents move in the Gulf of Maine? Do these rates vary from place-to-place?
- For each area,
is there a tie between the number of settlers and the amount of time
they spent drifting in the Gulf? Why or why not?
WHILE DECIDING
WHETHER OR NOT TO SETTLE AT A CERTAIN SPOT:
- Is the depth where
my cohort settles important? Why or why not?
- Will the temperature
where they settle affect their growth rates? Why might faster-growing
lobsters have a better chance of succeeding?
- What kind of predators
might be around? What is your cohort's best defense against predators?
- Can Stage 4 (in
other words, "ready to settle") lobsters DECIDE where they
might want to settle? How might they do this?
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