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Cleaner fish cause predators to reduce aggression toward bystanders at cleaning stations

Cheney, Karen L. ; Bshary, Redouan ; Grutter, Alexandra S.

In: Behavioral Ecology, 2008, vol. 19, no. 5, p. 1063-1067

The cleaning goby mutualism: a system without punishment, partner switching or tactile stimulation

Soares, Marta C. ; Côté, Isabelle M. ; Cardoso, S.C. ; Bshary, Redouan

In: Journal of Zoology, 2008, vol. 276, no. 3, p. 306-312

In the cleanerfish–client mutualism involving the Indo-Pacific cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus and its reef fish clients, mechanisms such as ‘tactile stimulation’, partner switching and punishment are used by clients to control cheating by cleaners. We sought to establish whether these behaviours are general features of cleaning mutualisms by examining their presence in...

Cleaner fish cause predators to reduce aggression toward bystanders at cleaning stations

Cheney, Karen L. ; Bshary, Redouan ; Grutter, Alexandra S.

In: Behavioral Ecology, 2008, vol. 19, no. 5, p. 1063-1067

Mutualisms, in which both participants gain a net benefit, are ubiquitous in all ecosystems, and the importance of understanding their broader ecological context has been demonstrated many times. Indirect effects of mutualisms may have important implications for surrounding ecosystems through changes in density, species composition, or behavior; however, the latter has been difficult to quantify....