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ArticleJournal of fish biology2026

Dynamic colour change predicts movement behaviour in a diadromous fish.

Joshua S Barrow, John R Morrongiello

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Article in Journal of fish biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Joshua S BarrowBiosciences 4, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3993-1123
John R MorrongielloBiosciences 4, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-4151

Funding

Native Australian Animals Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dynamic changes in colour and pattern facilitate key behavioural functions in animals, particularly camouflage for predator avoidance. However, the benefits of colour change depend on the environmental and behavioural contexts. We tested how colour change interacts with movement behaviour in a freshwater fish by filming individuals in an open-field test following a stressful stimulus. Fish with lighter patterns, brighter colour and/or those that changed to lighter colours were more likely to move. Our results highlight the interconnected roles of behaviour, colour change and environmental context in effective camouflage.

Indexed as

Behavior, AnimalBiological MimicryPigmentationAnimalsColorMovementadaptive colourationcamouflagecrypsisdiadromousdynamic colour changefish behaviourmovementpredation riskvisual ecology

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PMID41714860
PMCPMC13357239

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