Intraspecific differences in patterns of courtship behaviours between the Pacific Ocean and Japan sea forms of the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 938-944

  Ishikawa, M ^a   Mori, S ^b   Nagata, Y ^c  

^a Hoshizaki Green Foundation   (Japan)

^b GIFU KEIZAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Courtship behaviour; Dorsal pricking; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Lateral display; Zigzag dance

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; FISH; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 33747411521     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01135.x     Document Type: Article

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