Researchers at Duke University set out to investigate whether local conservation actions on coral reefs could boost the corals’ resilience to bleaching brought on by climate change. The answer would appear to be a ‘yes’, especially if you remove coralivorous snails.Faced with global climate [...]
It is actually quite simple: a fish joins a large group, it is able to share information about its environment with the group, and it gains a distinctive edge (especially against predators) that enables it to survive and reproduce. To most fish biologists, the benefits of shoaling are pretty [...]
Another Soft Coral Mimic from BlennyWatcher.com Original video from BlennyWatcher.com. More soft coral mimics! Back in November, I posted a video of a nudibranch, Phyllodesmium rudmani, that mimics the soft coral, Xenia, upon which it feeds. This month, in Halmahera, our guide found this species, [...]