A comparison of nest building by three-spined sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus from still and flowing waters

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 746-752

  Rushbrook, B J ^a   Barber, I ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Fish; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Intraspecific variation; Nest construction; Plasticity; Population

Indexed keywords

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 48949093202     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01970.x     Document Type: Article

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