In order to research collective movement behavior in fish, the scientists used a so-called "force map,"—in this case, a visual representation of the various individuals' speeds, symbolized by arrows ...

Researchers questioned if coordinated group movements by animals moving through a fluid could reduce the energy cost of locomotion. By combining biomechanics and bioenergetics the researchers found ...

ON THE RED RIVER – Growing up in Laramie, Wyoming, Marshall Stuart heard about the Red River of the North and its reputation as one of the best channel catfish destinations on the planet. So, when he ...

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Like schools of fish and flocks of birds, our cells can also migrate collectively in coordination with their neighbors. This harmonious movement of cells occurs during embryonic development, wound ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimated in 2018 that 34.2 percent of the world’s fish stocks were overfished, a worrying trend that has significant impacts on ocean ...

World Fish Migration Day, a global event held every two years in May, is often associated with coastal communities that depend on annual movements of commercially and recreationally attractive fish ...