A comparison of startle response in two morphs of the brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans): Further evidence for a trade-off between defensive morphology and swimming ability

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-90

  Andraso, Gregory M ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pikeville College   (United States)

Author keywords

Culaea inconstans; polymorphism; startle response; stickleback; trade off

Indexed keywords

CULAEA INCONSTANS;

BROOK STICKLEBACK; DEFENSIVE MORPHOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; STARTLE RESPONSE; SWIMMING ABILITY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0030618438     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018487529938     Document Type: Article

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