Algal blooms impact the quality of nest construction in three-spined sticklebacks

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1541-1545

  Wong, Bob B M ^a   Tuomainen, Ulla ^b   Candolin, Ulrika ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Extended phenotype; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Parental care; Sexual selection; Signal; Three spined stickleback; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; EUTROPHICATION; FITNESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INSECT; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL; SURVIVAL; TURBIDITY;

ALGAE; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 84870459708     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.09.031     Document Type: Article

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