Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one quarter of all marine species spend some portion of their life on a reef. With so ...

The biodiversity of the Earth’s oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs — the vibrant undersea ecosystems where thousands of known marine species reside. A new Yale-led study offers ...

Sally Keith receives funding from NERC. This research was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Rachel L. Gunn, grant number NE/L002604/1), with Rachel L. Gunns studentship through ...

Gnathiid isopods are small, obligate ectoparasites whose larval stages feed on the blood of coral reef fishes, thereby influencing host physiology, behaviour and community dynamics. Their feeding ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

An international team of researchers studied the behavioral changes among butterflyfish on a series of reefs in the Indo-Pacific before and after the 2016 global mass coral bleaching event. They found ...

Reef fish evolved the ability to feed by biting prey from surfaces relatively recently, a UC Davis study shows. The innovation has driven an explosion of evolution in reef fish. Image shows a rainbow ...