Social signaling via bioluminescent blinks drives schooling behavior in the flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron
P. Jaegers, L. Wagner, R. Schuetz, M. Mucke, B. Senen, G. V. Limmon, S. Herlitze, J. Hellinger
The study shows that bioluminescent blink patterns in flashlight fish influence schooling behavior by altering swimming speed, nearest neighbor distance, and alignment with light sources.
bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition