Geographic variation in age structure and longevity in the nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius).

Variation in age and size of mature nine-spined sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius) within and among 16 Fennoscandian populations were assessed using skeletochronology. The average age of individuals in a given population varied from 1.7 to 4.7 years. Fish from pond populations were on average older...

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Main Authors: Jacquelin DeFaveri, Takahito Shikano, Juha Merilä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4099423?pdf=render