Potential Collaborators Are Abundant.
You can’t just walk in one day and think you know everything there is to know about a specific item unless, of course, you’re a male. You can’t just assume you know everything there is to know about something. Indeed, careers require a significant amount of academic preparation in addition to the appropriate amount of professional experience.
However, this would not be the case if female fish were not subjected to the same macho antics as their male counterparts. Some men mistakenly believe they can outsmart women who have devoted their lives to learning about a particular field, such as fish biology.