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Do juvenile Amphiprion ocellaris (Pisces: Pomacentridae) recognize conspecifics by chemical or visual cues?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2003

Thea Marie Brolund ,
Lis Engdahl Nielsen  and
Michael Arvedlund
Thea Marie Brolund*
Affiliation:
University of Copenhagen, The August Krogh Institute, Universitetsparken 13, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Lis Engdahl Nielsen
Affiliation:
University of Copenhagen, The August Krogh Institute, Universitetsparken 13, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Michael Arvedlund
Affiliation:
University of Copenhagen, The August Krogh Institute, Universitetsparken 13, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
*
‡Corresponding author, e-mail: theabrolund@lycos.com
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Abstract

Juvenile anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris were tested in two behavioural laboratory set-ups for their ability to visually or chemically recognize conspecifics. Individuals of two other species of anemonefish, A. clarkii and Dascyllus aruanus, were also used as test specimens for recognition. The results indicate that juvenile A. ocellaris recognize conspecifics visually rather than by olfaction. This is contrary to their finding mechanism of their host anemone. However, the results also indicate that the juvenile A. ocellaris are neither attracted nor deterred by the presence of conspecifics. This is contrary to the settling mechanisms of the damselfish D. aruanus and D. reticulatus, and of the temperate herring Clupea harengus. Hence the results emphasize the variation of sensory abilities and behaviours in fish larvae and juveniles. It is not an area prone for generalizations.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 5 , October 2003 , pp. 1127 - 1136
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2003

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