Table 1. Comparison of fertilized egg diameter, place of nest and its area among three stickleback species

Species	Diameter of fertilized egg (mm)	Elapsed time for hatching (water temperature)	Total length of hatched larvae (mm)	Place of nest	Nest area (mm2)	References
Gasterosteus aculeatus	1.2–1.7	192 h (18°C–19°C)	4.71	Bottom	1,901 ± 842	Barber et al. (2001) Swarup (1958)
Pungitius pungitius	1.42	Not measured	Not measured	Stems/branches of waterweed off bottom	Not measured	Heins et al. (2003)
Pungitius kaibarae	1.43 ± 0.07	96 h(20.0 ± 0.5°C)	5.67 ± 0.50	Stems/branches of waterweed off	259.56 ± 101.39	Present study
	1.6 ± 0.11)	Not measured	Not measured		866.30 ± 129.512)	Chae & Yang (1993)

The value was measured from deposited eggs in the nest.
The value was total area, the area covered by minimum area polygon enclosing all visible nest material.