Seasonal changes in carotenoid and lipid storage by threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-214

  Black, C A ^a   Scott, R J ^b   Bernards, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Beta carotene; Breeding; Condition; Lipid

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CAROTENOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LIPID; NUPTIAL GIFT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELEOST; WILD POPULATION;

GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 84891000053     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-013-0130-x     Document Type: Article

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