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- Title
Homing of a butterflyfish in the temperate western Pacific Ocean.
- Authors
Takagi, Junichi; Fujioka, Ko; Asai, Saki; Itaya, Yoshimi; Fukuda, Hiromu; Ichikawa, Kotaro; Mitamura, Hiromichi
- Abstract
Homing behaviour—a well-known instinct in animals—has fascinated researchers for years. This study focused on the homing ability of the oriental butterflyfish Chaetodon auripes. We tagged 24 specimens ranging from 12.2 to 16.6 cm in total length. Of these, eight were recaptured near their origin after being displaced over distances of < 500 m, which was potentially outside their expected home range. Displacement distance or body size had no significant effect on their homing ratio. Butterflyfish could be new candidates as a model species for further investigation of homing behaviour.
- Subjects
PTEROIS volitans; INSTINCT (Behavior); BODY size; ANIMAL homing; OCEAN
- Publication
Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2023, Vol 106, Issue 9, p1907
- ISSN
0378-1909
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10641-023-01469-z