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- Fish follow a robot leader
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- In studying the interaction between animals and robotic devices, researchers from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University have found that real fish would follow a robotic fish if it saves them energy in swimmin...
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Dr Heok Hee Ng on Thursday 15 March, 2012, 9:35
- Bleak future for mouthbrooding cardinalfishes
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- In giving their eggs tender loving care by mouthbrooding them, male cardinalfish have also placed severe constraints on their ability to modify their oral morphologie...
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Dr Heok Hee Ng on Wednesday 14 March, 2012, 9:53
- Parrotfish controls its body temperature
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- Marine fishes are largely thought of as being ectothermic and unable to regulate their body temperature, although some exceptions such as tuna exist. But a recent study study has shown that the Steephead parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) is capable of very limited endothermy.... (No votes)
Dr Heok Hee Ng on Tuesday 13 March, 2012, 7:54
- Battle of the invasive species!
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- Who wins when you pit two of the world’s two most invasive freshwater species against each other? This was the subject of a study published in a recent issue of the online journal PLoS ON... (No votes)
Dr Heok Hee Ng on Monday 12 March, 2012, 9:46
- Saw-wielding fish dismembers its prey!
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- A recent study has found that saw of a sawfish is a versatile tool that can be used to locate and dismember prey.... (No votes)
Dr Heok Hee Ng on Tuesday 6 March, 2012, 14:21
- Strangers perform a better cleaning service
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- One would not expect closer co-operation to be exhibited between complete strangers, but Nichola Raihani and colleagues found exactly that in Cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus).
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Dr Heok Hee Ng on Monday 5 March, 2012, 9:36
- Lionfish huff and puff for their dinner
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- One reason why red lionfishes (Pterois volitans) have become so successful invading tropical Atlantic waters may be their unusual hunting techniqu... (No votes)
Dr Heok Hee Ng on Friday 2 March, 2012, 10:50
- How hermit crabs adapt to a new 'home'
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- Hermit crabs treat the shell they inhabit as an extension of their body, according to a new stud... (No votes)
Dr Heok Hee Ng on Thursday 1 March, 2012, 9:34
- Aquarium will display deep sea life for the first time
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- Visitors to the Oceanopolis aquarium in Brest, France will be able to get up close and personal with deep-sea organisms for the first time, thanks to an aquarium that holds only 16 l/3.5 gal. of wat... (1 vote)
Dr Heok Hee Ng on Tuesday 28 February, 2012, 20:59
- Tropical fish used in drug smuggling operation
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- Thousands of aquarium fish have been killed as unwitting pawns in a drug smuggling operation that was foil... (No votes) 1 comment
Dr Heok Hee Ng on Monday 27 February, 2012, 11:24
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