How different light cues influence fish behavior (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

How different light cues influence fish behavior

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Fish change their swimming direction in response to differences in the wavelength of light: when ultraviolet light is weak, they swim toward the surface, whereas when it is strong, they swim downward.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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