Fighting fish synchronize their combat moves and their gene expression
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 13:03
in Biology & Nature
When two betta fish are fighting for dominance, not only do their attacks mirror each other, but the gene expression in their brain cells also starts to align. The new findings, published June 17th in PLOS Genetics by Norihiro Okada of Kitasato University, Japan, may explain how the fish synchronize their fighting behavior.