Threatened Corals Use Chemical 911 to Summon Help

Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

Corals under attack by toxic seaweed do what anyone might do when threatened - they call for help. A study reported this week in the journal Science shows that threatened corals send signals to fish "bodyguards" that quickly respond to trim back the harmful seaweed.

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