Indirect consequences of parental care: Sex differences in ectoparasite burden and cleaner-seeking activity in longfin damselfish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 262, Issue , 2003, Pages 267-275

  Cheney, Karen L ^a   Côté, Isabelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning stations; Paternal care; Reef fish distribution; Sex differences; Stegastes diencaeus; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; FISH; PARENTAL CARE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TELEOST; TERRITORIALITY;

AMPHIPRION; CHROMIS CHROMIS; ELACATINUS; ELACATINUS EVELYNAE; ELACATINUS PROCHILOS; ELACATINUS PROCHILUS; GOBIIDAE; GOBIOSOMA GENIE; PISCES; STEGASTES; STEGASTES DIENCAEUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0345099559     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps262267     Document Type: Article

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