Stages in the Development of the Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus (L.)

Induction of Cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) in larvae of the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.)

Parental fanning behavior and prolactin cell activity in the male three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus L.

During the period that sexually mature male three-spined sticklebacks display parental fanning behavior, the rate of synthesis and release of the prolactin cells in the hypophysis, as estimated with quantitative electron microscopy, is enhanced considerably. This finding points to involvement of endogenous prolactin in the regulation of parental fanning behavior in this species.

Spatio-temporal patterns in pelvic reduction in threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) in Lake Storvatnet

Questions: The pelvic girdle with associated spines is an integrated anti-predator defence apparatus, and is assumed to protect against piscivores in the threespine stickleback. On the other hand, it might be costly to produce the pelvic apparatus in ion-poor and mineralchallenging freshwater. Hypothesis: Stickleback with a reduced pelvic apparatus should use more shelter and be more nocturnal,...

Changes in the cells of the adenohypophysis associated with the diadromous migration of the threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus L.

The adenohypophysis of the threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, was studied light-microscopically to determine and estimate the cell types and their function. For these purposes, the adult specimens obtained during the period from migration to spawning were examined. Further, the juveniles caught in the spawning bed were subjected artificially to sea water. The rostral pars distalis ...

The oxygen consumption of Gasterosteus aculeatus L. in toxic solutions.

INTRODUCTION The respiratory exchange of entire organisms, isolated organs and tissues is a widely explored field in physiology, dating back to the classic work of Lavoisier, and in recent times still presents fresh problems for study, as, for instance, the work of Davis & Fraenkel (1940) on the oxygen consumption of flies during flight. Literature prior to 1916 is reviewed and catalogued in th...