The artistic three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteous aculeatus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 214-220

  Östlund Nilsson, Sara ^a   Holmlund, Mikael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Female choice; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Nest decoration; Ornament; Three spined stickleback

Indexed keywords

FISH; MATE CHOICE; NEST STRUCTURE; ORNAMENTATION;

SWEDEN;

ALGAE; GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 0038006775     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0574-z     Document Type: Article

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