An examination of the co-existence of the threespine (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and the ninespine (Pungitius pungitius) sticklebacks and its consequences for morphology and behaviour

In Britain two species of stickleback, the threespine and the ninespine are often found living side-by-side in freshwater streams. The two stickleback species share a close life-history and in particular similar dietary habits. The situation of two such ecologically similar species being able to co-...

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Main Author: Chambers, Helen
Published: University of Leicester 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.697307