Female 15-spined sticklebacks detect males with empty nests by non-visual cues |
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Authors: | Sara,Ö stlund |
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Affiliation: | Department of Zoology, Villavägen 9, S-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Reproductive female 15-spined sticklebacks Spinachia spinachia chose water flowing from an unmated nesting male rather than water flowing from no male. Since the female could see neither the male nor his nest, this result suggests that she received non-visual signals. |
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Keywords: | 15-spined stickleback mate search olfaction |
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