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

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-312

  Soares, M C ^a,c,d   Cote I M ^b   Cardoso, S C ^a   Bshary, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cheating; Cleaning goby mutualism; Elacatinus spp.; Partner choice; Partner switching; Punishment; Tactile stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHEATING BEHAVIOR; CLEANER FISH; COGNITION; ECTOPARASITE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; PERCIFORM;

ELACATINUS; GOBIOSOMA GENIE; LABROIDES DIMIDIATUS;

EID: 54249113314     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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