Interactions between gnathiid isopods, cleaner fish and other fishes on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2094-2109

  Grutter, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cleaning behaviour; Coral reefs; Gnathiidae; Host parasite interactions; Larval fishes; Marine parasites

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCHROMIS POLYACANTHUS; ANTHOZOA; GNATHIIDAE; HEMIGYMNUS MELAPTERUS; ISOPODA; LABROIDES DIMIDIATUS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 57649174594     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02073.x     Document Type: Article

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