Study Reveals Clownfish Can Change Stripes Based on Peer Pressure

A new study in PLOS Biology finds that tomato clownfish are capable of adjusting when they lose their stripes, influenced by cues from other fish and their habitat.

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Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes

Tomato clownfish, in response to an unpredictable world, appear capable of adjusting when they lose their stripes based on cues from other fish and their habitat, a new study in PLOS Biology finds.

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Study Reveals Clownfish Can Change Stripes Based on Peer Pressure

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