RESULTS
In the first experiment we presented the sticklebacks with a
prey item that had an eyespot on one half of the prey (Fig. 3a). The
eyespot had a significant divertive effect on attacking fish.
Accordingly, a larger proportion of the fish directed their attacks
towards the eyespot side of the prey (binomial test: N ¼ 20,
P ¼ 0.012; Fig. 3a).