New study uses o-DISC to show that larvae of cardinalfish,
damselfish use olfactory cues as triggers
How tiny fish larvae travel away from the reef, then know
how to navigate their way back home is a scientific mystery.
A new study led by Dr. Claire Paris, Professor at the
University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
conducted at One Tree Island in the Great Barrier Reef is helping to shed some
light on the topic. Working with colleagues from UM, Boston University,
Laboratoire Oceanographique de Villefranche, James Cook University and
Oldenburg University, the team has established that reef fish larvae can smell
the presence of coral reefs from as far as several kilometers offshore, and use
this odor to find home.