RETRACTION: Ocean Acidification Disrupts the Innate Ability of Fish to Detect Predator Olfactory Cues

Retraction: D.L. Dixson, P.L. Munday, G.P. Jones, "Ocean Acidification Disrupts the Innate Ability of Fish to Detect Predator Olfactory Cues," Ecology Letters 13 no. 1, (2010): 68-75, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01400.x. The above article, published online on 21 December 2009 in Wiley Online Library (onlinelibrary.wiley.com), has been retracted by agreement between the Editor-in-Chief, Peter H. Thrall; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A third-party complainant alerted the publisher to their observation of a statistically implausible variance in the data. The authors were contacted regarding the concerns raised. After evaluating the full dataset provided by the authors, an investigation by members of the journal's editorial team determined that the data provided contained substantial errors, including repeated blocks, missing data, and structural errors. The authors acknowledged the inconsistencies with the data and provided an explanation, which included carelessness during manuscript reorganization, and they also asserted that the reported data anomalies did not affect the overall published results. The authors maintain that the errors were not a result of intentional data fabrication, but rather, poor standards of data handling and quality control. However, neither the publisher nor the editor has confidence in the article, primarily because the data provided during the investigation were not consistent with the observation methods described in the article. Therefore, because the journal has no basis on which to affirm confidence in the published results, the article must be retracted. The authors have been informed of the retraction.