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. 2023 May 9;120(19):e2303923120.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2303923120. Epub 2023 May 1.

Reply to Morin: Cleaner fish have a concept of the self

Masanori Kohda  1 , Will Sowersby  1 , Satoshi Awata  1 , Shumpei Sogawa  1
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Reply to Morin: Cleaner fish have a concept of the self

Masanori Kohda et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Cleaner fish recognize self in a mirror via self-face recognition like humans.
    Kohda M, Bshary R, Kubo N, Awata S, Sowersby W, Kawasaka K, Kobayashi T, Sogawa S. Kohda M, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Feb 14;120(7):e2208420120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2208420120. Epub 2023 Feb 6. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023. PMID: 36745814 Free PMC article.
  • Self-awareness in fish?
    Morin A. Morin A. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 May 9;120(19):e2303377120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2303377120. Epub 2023 May 1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023. PMID: 37126709 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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