Some stickleback fish fathers can have long-term effects on the behavior of their offspring, researchers report. The most attentive fish dads cause their offspring to behave in a way that makes them ...

Vol. 145, No. 4/5, Fifth International Conference on Stickleback Behavior and Evolution (Apr. - May, 2008), pp. 443-461 (19 pages) Courtship displays are an important component of animal reproduction, ...

Certain types of tapeworm make sticklebacks behave carelessly and thus become easier prey for birds. A team of biologists have now demonstrated for the first time that the tapeworm not only influences ...

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 ...

A recent study of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) brings new light to studies of the early stages of sex chromosome evolution. The linkage to the Y chromosome of genes advantageous ...

Stickleback fish fathers can cause their offspring to behave in a way that makes them less susceptible to predators. Researchers report that long-term effects on the behavior of their offspring are ...

Large numbers of three-spined stickleback have gradually taken over larger parts of the Baltic Sea's coastal ecosystem, shows a new scientific study. Stickleback is a small prey fish common in aquatic ...

Sept. 30 (UPI) --Like humans, fish experience "baby brain," a decline in cognitive function caused by chemical changes triggered by pregnancy, childbirth and parental caregiving. Typically, new moms ...

Top: The ninespine stickleback, Pungitus pungitus, is typical of the saltwater form. Bottom: A freshwater form of stickleback with fewer bony plates and fewer spines. Image based on drawings from the ...

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 ...