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Sally Keith, Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University

Invasive rats are changing fish behaviour on coral reefs – new study

Invasive rats can fundamentally alter the functioning of surrounding marine ecosystems. Bluerain/Shutterstock

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.

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