The News
Smells Like Home: For Fish, Reefs Are Unique
by John Nielsen
All Things Considered, January 11, 2007 · Coral reefs may all smell the same to humans. But to some fish, reefs' smells have distinct qualities — even when they're several hundred miles away.
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences argues that some reef fish use smelly ocean currents the way New Yorkers use their subway lines — as the quickest way home.

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