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Reef fish behaviour during a total solar eclipse at Pinta Island, Galápagos |
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| Authors: | S. Jennings R. H. Bustamante K. Collins J. Mallinson |
| Affiliation: | School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K.;Estacion Cientifica Charles Darwin, Casilla 17-01-3891, Quito, Ecuador;Department of Oceanography, University of Southampton, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, U.K. |
| Abstract: | Diurnal fishes responded rapidly to decreased light levels during a total solar eclipse and sought shelter in the reef. Nocturnal fishes sometimes left the cover of their daytime habitats. The activity cycles of diurnal reef fishes appear to be a direct response to changes in light level. |
| Keywords: | behaviour Galápagos reef fish solar eclipse |