Interpopulation differences in courtship and spawning behavior in the brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-95

  Ward, Jessica L ^a   McLennan, Deborah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; COURTSHIP; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MALE BEHAVIOR; SPAWNING; TELEOST;

ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK; CANADA; NEBRASKA; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUTHERLAND CREEK; TOOLEY CREEK; TWO MILE CREEK; UNITED STATES;

CULAEA; CULAEA INCONSTANS; GASTEROSTEIDAE; GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 48649103429     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2008)160[82:IDICAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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