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.

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