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Why do Fish School?

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Studies of fish behaviour suggest that the habit of schooling, whatever its mechanism, is an advantage to potential prey.

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    D. H. CUSHING & F. R. HARDEN JONES

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CUSHING, D., JONES, F. Why do Fish School?. Nature 218, 918–920 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218918b0

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