In a study of over 1,000 young sixbar wrasses (Thalassoma hardwicke) arriving at coral reefs in French Polynesia over 11 months, more than 50 percent arrived during the darkness of a new moon, while only 15 percent arrived during a full moon.

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  Moonlight shapes how some animals move, grow and even sing
• Person: Erin Wayman Organization: Science News Explores
  The moon has power over animals - Science News Explores

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• Moonlight shapes how some animals move, grow and even sing www.sciencenews.org Science News via serper
• The moon has power over animals - Science News Explores www.snexplores.org Erin Wayman · Science News Explores via serper

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