Homing anemonefish: Amphiprion clarkii swim back to their original host after relocations
Anemonefishes live in obligate symbiosis with giant sea anemones, the host anemone, in a strictly size-hierarchical colony, with the largest individual (rank 1) being the dominant female, followed by the smaller male (rank 2) and nonreproductive juveniles (rank 3 +) (e.g., Fautin 1992; Buston 2003).Contrasting findings exist on whether anemonefish randomly select host anemone species during settlement (Salles et al. 2016;Huebner et al. 2012).However, this choice can significantly impact factors such as pigmentation Communicated by
Authors
- Manon Mercader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9585-7012)
- Jann Zwahlen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5153-0154)
- Vincent Laudet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4022-4175)
Institutions
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (JP)
- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Marine Biodiversity
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-024-01472-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University