With a Little Help from My Friends: Group Orientation by Larvae of a Coral Reef Fish.

Theory and some empirical evidence suggest that groups of animals orient better than isolated individuals. We present the first test of this hypothesis for pelagic marine larvae, at the stage of settlement, when orientation is critical to find a habitat. We compare the in situ behaviour of individua...

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Main Authors: Jean-Olivier Irisson, Claire B Paris, Jeffrey M Leis, Michelle N Yerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4666641?pdf=render