First report of cleaning behaviour in white sea bream ( Diplodus sargus )

Several studies have reported the existence of ectoparasites in the stomach contents of Diplodus sargus . The cleaning behaviour has, however, never been previously observed for this species. In this short study, we report the first observations of the cleaning behaviour of D . sargus . These observ...

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Main Authors: Abecasis, David, Abecasis, Ana Rita Costa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
Subjects:
Inorganic Chemistry
FOS Chemical sciences
Biological Sciences
Ecology
FOS Biological sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences
White Sea
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1270737.v1
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Summary:Several studies have reported the existence of ectoparasites in the stomach contents of Diplodus sargus . The cleaning behaviour has, however, never been previously observed for this species. In this short study, we report the first observations of the cleaning behaviour of D . sargus . These observations were in two yachting marinas, located in the Portuguese western coast between the months of April and August. The cleaning behaviour was only observed towards two Mugilidae species, Chelon labrosus and Mugil cephalus .

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