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Parental energy expenditure of the male three‐spined stickleback
Author(s) -
Smith C.,
Wootton R. J.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb00866.x
Subject(s) - biology , three spined stickleback , stickleback , respirometry , gasterosteus , energy expenditure , paternal care , energy metabolism , zoology , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , endocrinology , pregnancy , biochemistry , genetics , offspring
The energy expenditure of male three‐spined sticklebacks performing parental care was 12·3 and 9·9 J g −1 h −1 estimated by respirometry and ration manipulation, respectively. The energy expenditure of caring male sticklebacks was significantly higher than for non‐caring males.