Temperate facultative cleaner wrasses selectively remove ectoparasites from their client-fish in the Azores

Cleaner fishes are key contributors to the health of fish communities. However, much of the information in the literature refers to tropical systems, while fewer studies have examined the activity of cleaner fish inhabiting temperate ecosystems. Facultative cleaner fish are assumed to clean only dur...

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Main Author: Narvaez, Pauline (author)
Other Authors: Furtado, Miguel (author), Neto, Ana I. (author), Moniz, Isadora (author), Azevedo, José M. N. (author), Soares, Marta S. C. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Temperate Ecosystems
Cleaning Mutualisms
Facultative Cleaner Fish
Stomach Contents
Ectoparasites
Coris julis
Thalassoma pavo
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/4172
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.uac.pt:10400.3/4172

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/4172

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