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Kobe University

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“The inside of the structure that causes the coloration contains a substance that is highly reactive and may act as a feeding repellent to algae-eating fish. Such a repellant is more effective when combined with a warning color such as the blue hue at the algae’s growth tips,” says Kobe University phycologist KAWAI Hiroshi.

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H. Kawai and T. Motomura, European Journal of Phycology 2025 (DOI 10.1080/09670262.2025.2483980)

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