摘 要: | Scientists could have written an R-rated, gender-bending plot twist to Disney' s Finding Nemo : Clownfish have a natural ability to change their sex.Clownfish, the aquarium pet of choice since the release of the animated movie, live in such a rigid social structure in the wild that if one of the dominant breeding adults is removed, the size, status and even sex of the other clownfish change rapidly to return the group to the status quo.
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