Africa: Invasive Rats Are Changing Fish Behaviour On Coral Reefs – New Study

Coral reefs are degrading rapidly to the extent that their marine inhabitants must either adapt or die. For many animals, including reef fish, behaviour is one of the first responses to changes in environmental conditions.

Behavioural changes may be critical for predicting the future survival of many animal species. This is encouraging marine scientists to study how, why or when these changes happen.

Much of the existing research into the impact of environmental change on reef fish species tends…