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How Ocean Heatwaves Are Causing Clownfish to Shrink?
Scientists have discovered that clownfish are shrinking in size during marine heat waves as a survival mechanism ...
Shrinking to survive: Clownfish adapt to climate change by getting smaller
COLUMN. A study conducted during a global coral bleaching event revealed that clownfish living in sea anemones were able to ...
Clownfish shrink their bodies to survive ocean heat waves
New research finds clownfish shrink their bodies to survive warming oceans. Scientists observed some of the orange-striped ...
Clownfish shrink in size to survive heat waves
A clownfish inside an anemone. Scientists monitored and measured 134 colourful clownfish in Kimbe Bay during an intense heat ...
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Conversation Clownfish shrink
Writing for The Conversation, Dr Theresa Rueger, Melissa Versteeg and Dr Chancey MacDonald discuss a new study they led which ...
‘Shrinking Nemo’: Study finds clownfish can shrink to survive higher sea temperatures
Clownfish, a small orange and white species made famous by the “Finding Nemo” movies, have been found to shrink in order to ...
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Clownfish Shrink Down Their Bodies to Survive Ocean Heat Waves, New Study Suggests
The adaptation appears to help the fish cope with high temperatures, since individuals and breeding pairs that shrank ...
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‘Shrinking Nemo’: Study finds clownfish can shrink to survive higher sea temperatures
This is important because clownfish live symbiotically with either of two sea anemone species – Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea. The anemones provide protection for the clownfish ...
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As oceans warm, clownfish shrink their bodies to survive heat waves
Warmer water temperatures can bleach sea anemones that clownfish call home, forcing them to adapt to stay alive. Scientists monitored and measured 134 colorful clownfish in Kimbe Bay during an ...