原文标题：FisheriesLobsterbriskProtectedareasaffectlobsterevolutioninawaythathelpsfisherfolk[Paragraph1]CREATEAPLACEofsafetyinwhichmarinelifecanmultiply,andtheoverspillintonearbyunprotectedareaswillprovidemorequarryforfisherfolkthanifnosuchzoneexisted.Thatisthetheory,anyway.Andpracticesuggestsitworks.However,theadvantagemaybemorethanamereincreaseinnumbers.Astudyoflobsterssuggeststhat,forthesecreaturesatleast,marineprotectedareas(MPAs),astheyareknownformally,alsoreverseanevolutionarytrendtowardssmallerindividualswhichfishingimposes,thusbenefitingthemenandwomenintheboatstwiceover.
[Paragraph2]TheresearchinquestionwasconductedbyTonjeSordalenoftheUniversityofAgder,inNorway,andispublishedthisweekintheProceedingsoftheRoyalSociety.DrSordalenstartedfromthefactthatforseveralspecies,lobstersincluded,growthratesandboldnessofbehaviourseemtogohandinhand,suggestingtheyarepromotedbythesamegenes.Why,isnotclear.Onehypothesisisthatfaster-growingindividualsneedtospendmoretimeandeffortsearchingforfood.[Paragraph3]Unfortunatelyfromalobster’spointofview,suchboldnessmayincludeatendencytoexplorelobsterpots.Certainly,thatistruefortheirfreshwatercousins,crayfish,wherebig,adventurousindividualsaremorelikelytoendupintraps.Andthat,inturn,createsaselectivepressurefortimidity,toavoidgettingtrapped—withsmallbodysize
