Scientists have discovered for the first time that invasive rats on tropical islands are affecting the territorial behavior of fish on surrounding coral reefs. The new study shows that the presence of invasive black rats on tropical islands is causing changes in the territorial behavior of the jewel damselfish — a herbivorous species of tropical reef fish that ‘farm’ algae in the branches of corals.
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Source: ScienceDaily