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SUBMITTER: Sanogo YO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5021609 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sanogo Yibayiri O YO Bell Alison M AM
Molecular ecology 20160826 17
In nature, animals often face conflicting demands. For example, breeding males must attract a mate but at the same time be ready to defend against rivals. The molecular mechanisms by which the brain resolves behavioural trade-offs are largely unknown. In this study, we compared the brain transcriptional responses of territorial male three-spined sticklebacks to a mating opportunity with a female and to a territorial challenge by a rival male. We focused on the diencephalon and the cerebellum, tw ...[more]