Neuchâtel expat scientists discover fish just like us

by Tatiana Tissot

June 9, 2010 | 17:13

In ground-breaking research, scientists at the University of Neuchatel discover that a certain species of fish shares human characteristics when it comes to looking after its own wellbeing. The expat biologists, working with colleagues from the University of Cambridge, find through detailed observations that tropical cleaner fish alter their behaviour with an eye to the future.

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