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Published online 10 July 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020708-4
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Clownfish know their place
Anemone dwellers form an orderly queue to breed.
Clownfish stay small to avoid eviction. Groups of them live in sea anemones, and new tenants limit their growth so as not to incur the wrath of established incumbents.
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