Sticklebacks urinate differently when nestbuilding
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Fish also build nests. Among sticklebacks this is done by the male, requiring so many of his resources that he cannot function normally while at work: He loses his ability to produce urine normally. Now scientists from University of Southern Denmark reveal how the hard-working males manage to get rid of surplus fluid from their body.