Microsatellite loci of nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) were optimized using primers originally designed for the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Of the 57 three-spined ...

The three-spined stickleback has found success in a number of ecosystems across North America, Europe, and Asia in salt and freshwater alike. Yet the three-spined stickleback's close relative, the ...

Factors involved in the recovery and reinstatement of a territorial resident's aggression directed at an intruder after habituation were studied in the Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus ...

Three-spined sticklebacks are small bony fish that have prominent spines for protection against predators. The fish occupies widespread habitats and can be found in both marine and freshwater parts of ...

Fluctuating asymmetry, small non-directional departures from perfect symmetry in bilateral traits, results from the inability of individuals to buffer development against genetic and environmental ...

It’s a fact of life in the animal world that some fish (and birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, crustaceans — you name it) eat their young. The three-spined stickleback, a species found around much of ...

This Father’s Day, spare a thought for three-spined stickleback fish – who may have been having a tough time this year, according to biologists. This Father’s Day, spare a thought for three-spined ...

The three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is a teleost fish that has undergone rapid adaptive evolution and speciation within the last 15,000 years. The benthic species has greatly reduced ...

The endless stream of cars created a white noise, drowning out the lapping of water in San Francisco’s Mountain Lake at the southern edge of the Presidio. The cars zipping along nearby Highway 1 were ...

00:00, Mon, Jun 8, 2015 Updated: 13:43, Mon, Jun 8, 2015 While murder, mayhem and the laws of nature prevail in his underwater neighbourhood, this unremarkable little fish does not even live up to his ...

* Description: Small, perky fish, as adults sticklebacks are typically between 6- and 10-cm long. They have 30 to 40 lateral armor plates along their sides, and also three long dorsal spines that can ...

Three-spined sticklebacks, scientific name Gasterosteus aculeatus, are small, streamlined torpedo shaped fish. Its common name is derived from the presence of two to four, but usually three sharp ...