Phenotypic plasticity of the threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus telencephalon in response to experience in captivity

Current Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 189-210

  Park, Peter J ^a   Chase, Ivan ^b   Bell, Michael A ^b  

^a New York She feels blessed to teach our future nurses and advocate for those in need   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Brain plasticity; Hippocampus; Phenotypic plasticity; Spatial learning; Telencephalon

Indexed keywords

GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH);

EID: 84856001179     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/58.1.189     Document Type: Article

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