Why the urge to find 'Nemo' has helped fish diversify
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 05:32
in Biology & Nature
Caring parents foster successful offspring, or so the thinking goes. But for reef fishes, such as Disney's charismatic clownfish, Nemo, the effects of parental care stretch right across evolutionary time and even increase species diversity. This is according to new research involving Trinity College Dublin's Professor of Zoology (School of Natural Sciences), Yvonne Buckley.