Facultative cleaning by the forcepsfish, Forcipiger flavissimus (Chaetodontidae)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages 459-461

  Craig, Matthew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORM; TELEOST;

CHAETODONTIDAE; CHELONIIDAE; FORCIPIGER FLAVISSIMUS; HOLOCENTRIDAE; MYRIPRISTIS BERNDTI; PISCES; SCOPELOGADUS MIZOLEPIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34547459623     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[459:FCBTFF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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