The ecology and adaptive function of clownfish color patterns
Catheline Y. M. Froehlich, Eleanor M. Caves, Jolyon T. Troscianko, M. Gibson, Tommaso Chiodo, Aurélien De Jode, Korrie Brown, Nina Luckas, Benjamin M. Titus
This study investigates clownfish color patterns and finds that specialists and generalists have distinct ecological and adaptive functions linked to their anemone hosts.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2025 · PreprintEcology