Nemo's Dad: Clownfish Fathering - EMMY Winner

From Steve Drake 8/4/2020

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Clownfish dads are some of the best fathers in all of nature. Unlike most vertebrates, clownfish males are the primary caretakers of the eggs and spend most of their time nipping and fanning them to ensure their survival.

Also known as anemonefish, this species gives researchers at the Beckman Institute a valuable window into the powerful hormonal changes that take place in the brains of nurturing fathers.

Justin Rhodes is a Professor of Psychology and member of the NeuroTech Group at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ross DeAngelis is a graduate research assistant in the Cellular and Molecular Foundations of Intelligent Behavior Group at the Beckman Institute.

To learn more about this research, please visit...
https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/495695

This video won the 2018 Mid-America EMMY Award for best "Informational/Instructional: Feature Segment."

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Date of creation: 5/3/2017 12:00 AM
Video credits: Steve Drake
Contributors and team members: Steve Drake
Justin Rhodes
Ross DeAngelis
Appears In: Beckman Institute

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