Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away
- Written by Emily Fobert, Research Associate, Flinders University
Some 22% of the worlds' coastlines are exposed to artificial light at night. Emily Fobert, Author provided
Clownfish achieved worldwide fame following Finding Nemo, but it turns out these fish don’t do so well in the spotlight.
Our research, published in Biology Letters, found when clownfish eggs were exposed to low levels of light at night...
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