Search for dissertations about: "fifteen-spined stickleback"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words fifteen-spined stickleback.

2. 1. Female choice and paternal care in the fifteen-spined stickleback, Spinachia spinachia

   Author : Sara Östlund-Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Developmental biology; fifteen-spined stickleback; spinachia spinachia; female choice; paternal care; nest building; ornament; fanning; Utvecklingsbiologi; Developmental biology; Utvecklingsbiologi; Animal Ecology; zooekologi;

   Abstract : In the fifteen-spined stickleback, Spinachia spinachia, males provide females with direct benefits by fanning, cleaning and guarding the offspring. Males announce their parental skills through intense body shakes during courtship. Females preferred to mate with more intensely shaking males. READ MORE

4. 2. Sperm motility in Gasterosteiform fishes : The role of salinity and ovarian fluid

   Author : Helena Elofsson; Bertil Borg; Matthew Gage; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biology; Biologi;

   Abstract : In externally fertilising fishes, various factors in the surrounding environment may influence the viability of the sperm and eggs, thus determining the success of reproduction. In this thesis, the influence of salinity and ovarian fluid on sperm motility has been investigated in three Gasterosteiform fishes. READ MORE