Coral fluorescence: a prey-lure in deep habitats

Plankton show preferential swimming towards fluorescent cues compared to non-fluorescent targets in both the laboratory and the sea. Further, green fluorescence enhances predation success, suggesting a prey-luring effect of fluorescence in corals.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Or Ben-Zvi, Yoav Lindemann, Gal Eyal, Yossi Loya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03460-3