Biology of the Three-Spined Stickleback

ISBN-13: 9780849332197 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 408 str.

Sara Ostlund-Nilsson; Ian Mayer; Felicity Anne Huntingford

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Highlighting the growing importance of the sticklebacks as a model species in emerging fields such as molecular genetics, genomics, and environmental toxicology, Biology of the Three-Spined Stickleback examines data from researchers who use studies of the stickleback to address a wide range of biological issues. This state-of-the-art volume is the first comprehensive review of the biological research on this important fish in more than a decade. The book presents current knowledge on the geographic and genetic variation of the ubiquitous three-spined stickleback and explores the possibility of any subdivision within currently recognized stickleback species. It provides a summary of important new molecular tools available, and how these tools can be used to study the genetic architecture and molecular basis of evolutionary change in different stickleback populations around the world. The book also lays out their physiology, historical factors, geographic distribution, and describes the features of their biology that seem to promote rapid speciation. It covers reproductive behavior in chronological order, and the mechanisms and selection pressures behind the activities that sticklebacks perform during the different phases of the breeding season. Full of cutting-edge data, the book discusses the umwelt of the three-spine stickleback, with particular reference to how that world interacts with and shapes intraspecific communication during the breeding season. It covers developments in stickleback reproductive physiology from 1991 onward and summarizes studies performed mainly within the fields of behavioral ecology and physiology on some of the less-studied stickleback species. The book touches on the biology, in particular the behavioral ecology, of the 15-spined stickleback. Emphasizing the importance of the sticklebacks to a variety of disciplines, this book presents information that is both extensive and authoritative."

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Phylogeny, Systematics, and Taxonomy of Sticklebacks, M.Y. Mattern General Introduction Spinachia Cuvier 1817 Apeltes DeKay 1842 Culaea Whitley 1950 Pungitius Coste 1848 Gasterosteus Linnaeus 1758 Family-Level Relationships General Conclusions References Appendix: Synonymy The Molecular Genetics of Evolutionary Change in Sticklebacks, D.M. Kingsley and C.L. Peichel Introduction: The Growth of Genomic Resources for Three-Spined Sticklebacks Developing a Toolkit for Molecular Analysis Applications to Specific Traits Discussion Concluding Remarks Acknowledgments References Speciation in Sticklebacks, J.W. Boughman Introduction Setting the Stage The Basis of Reproductive Isolation Mechanisms of Speciation: Natural Selection and Reproductive Isolation The Genetics of Parallel Evolution and Speciation Persistence and Conservation of Species Acknowledgements References Antipredator Defences in Sticklebacks: Trade-Offs, Risk Sensitivity, and Behavioural Syndromes, F. Huntingford and S. Coyle Predators of Sticklebacks Antipredator Adaptations in Sticklebacks Effects of Local Predation Regimes Costs, Benefits, and Trade-Offs Individual Variability in Risk Taking Conclusions Acknowledgements References Reproductive Behaviour in the Three-Spined Stickleback, S. Östlund-Nilsson Introduction Territoriality Nest Building Paternal Care Courtship and Mate Choice References The Umwelt of the Three-Spined Stickleback, D.A. McLennan Introduction Vision Olfaction What Sensory Systems are Left to Study? Umwelt and Us References Reproductive Physiology of Sticklebacks, B. Borg Introduction Spermatogenesis and Spermatozoa Gonadal Hormones Secondary Sexual Characters Brain–Pituitary–Gonadal Axis Control of the Seasonal Reproductive Cycle References Hormonal Control of Reproductive Behaviour in the Stickleback, I. Mayer and M. Páll Introduction Reproductive Behaviour in the Stickleback Gonadal Steroids and Reproductive Behaviour Androgen–Behaviour Relationships over the Nesting Cycle Cost–Benefit Trade-Offs Associated with High Androgen Levels Prolactin and Behaviour Other Factors Behaviour and Other Stickleback Species Endocrine Disruption of Reproductive Behaviour Summary References Host–Parasite Interactions of the Three-Spined Stickleback, I. Barber Introduction Patterns of Infection in Three-Spined Sticklebacks Avoiding Infections: Behavioural and Immunological Resistance to Parasites Morphological and Physiological Effects of Infection Behavioural Effects of Infections Fitness Consequences of Infections in Natural Populations References The Use of the Stickleback as a Sentinel and Model Species in Ecotoxicology, I. Katsiadaki Introduction The Ideal Model and Sentinel Species? Environmental Sentinel Endocrine Disruption in the Environment Summary Acknowledgements References The Biology of Other Sticklebacks, S. Östlund-Nilsson and I. Mayer Introduction The 15-Spined Stickleback, Spinachia spinachia The Black-Spotted Stickleback, Gasterosteus wheatlandi The Nine-Spined Stickleback, Pungitius pungitius The Brook Stickleback, Culaea inconstans The Four-Spined Stickleback, Apeltes quadracus Evolution of Sticklebacks: Further Evidence of a Marine Ancestor References Index

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Ostlund-Nilsson\, Sara; Mayer\, Ian; Huntingford\, Felicity Anne