Social behavior and feeding ability of two phenotypes of Gasterosteus aculeatus in relation to their spatial and trophic segregation in a temperate lake

Significant differences in morphology, vertical distribution, aggressiveness, and feeding habits were found between limnetic and benthic forms of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in a small coastal British Columbian lake. In deep laboratory aquaria, simulating lake pelagic and b...

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Main Author: Larson, Gary Lee
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32728