Better synchronization helps fish deal with predator threat

Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 22:31 in Biology & Nature

Fish alter their movements when under threat from predators to keep closer together and to help them to blend into the crowd, according to new research. Scientists used a combined computer simulation and experimental study of group behavior to discover that shoaling fish coordinate their movements more frequently when under threat.

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