Japan is an island nation surrounded by the ocean. Fish are deeply familiar to us, yet they hold many mysteries and possibilities—from their ability to change sex depending on environmental conditions ...

Water temperature plays a vital role in the behavior and survival of fish. Being cold-blooded, fish rely on external temperatures to regulate metabolism and activity. Even small changes in temperature ...

For decades, ecologists have known that how a species looks or eats affects its environment. But a new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that social behavior ...

In a new study published in Scientific Reports, Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have gained clearer insights into the natural behavior of medaka, small fish that are useful as model ...

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 ...