{"id":2129,"date":"2014-06-25T15:25:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T20:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2014-06-25T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T20:25:28","slug":"lionfish-hunt-in-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/lionfish-hunt-in-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionfish hunt in groups<img src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/canada_flag_icon_small.gif\">"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2131\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1Two-lionfish-hunting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2131\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2131\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1Two-lionfish-hunting.jpg\" alt=\"A new study demonstrates that lionfish use a \u2018flared fin\u2019 signal to communicate with each other and engage in cooperative hunting. (Photo credit: Oona M. L\u00f6nnstedt)\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new study demonstrates that lionfish use a \u2018flared fin\u2019 signal to communicate with each other and engage in cooperative hunting. (Photo credit: Oona M. L\u00f6nnstedt)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Like their namesakes on land, lionfish demonstrate cooperative hunting, according to a new study. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Lab tests showed that lionfish use a unique \u2018flared fin\u2019 display to alert other lionfish to the presence of prey. They then work together to herd the prey into smaller areas and take turns striking at the group. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">This type of mutually beneficial hunting could help explain the success of lionfish, both in their native grounds and as invasive species in the Caribbean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org\/content\/10\/6\/20140281.abstract?sid=5eb3cb7c-4994-47ea-8a85-64bb5209d0d1\" target=\"_blank\">Original research paper<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0published in the journal\u00a0<em>Biology Letters\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0<strong>June 24, 2014<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0authors<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #222222;\">Oona Lonnstedt, James Cook University, Australia<\/h4>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #222222;\">Doug Chivers, University of Saskatchewan,\u00a0Saskatchewan<\/h4>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #222222;\">Maud Ferrari, University of Saskatchewan,\u00a0Saskatchewan<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like their namesakes on land, lionfish demonstrate cooperative hunting, according to a new study. Lab tests showed that lionfish use a unique \u2018flared fin\u2019 display to alert other lionfish to the presence of prey. They then work together to herd the prey into smaller areas and take turns striking at the group. 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