Fish larvae sniff reef odor to find their way home
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 16:01
in Biology & Nature
Reef fish larvae are only millimeters-long when they hatch, but can smell the presence of coral reefs from several kilometers offshore, and use this odor to navigate home. The results are reported August 28 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Claire Paris from the University of Miami and colleagues from other institutions.