Martin, Jake
- Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Deakin University
- Monash University
Sammanfattning
Cleanerfish support coral reef ecosystems by providing important services to client fishes. Cleanerfish species often coexist, but how interspecies dynamics influence cleaning networks across life-history stages remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the effects of interspecific competition on the behaviour of two juvenile cleaner wrasses, Labroides dimidiatus and Labroides bicolor. Under competitive scenarios, L. dimidiatus exhibited higher levels of client association compared to L. bicolor, while no differences were observed under non-competitive conditions. These behavioural differences likely facilitate resource partitioning and coexistence, supporting the stability of coexisting mutualistic networks in coral reef ecosystems.
Nyckelord
coral reefs; Labroides; mutualisms
Publicerad i
Biology Letters
2025, volym: 21, nummer: 7, artikelnummer: 20250079
Utgivare: ROYAL SOC
SLU författare
UKÄ forskningsämne
Fisk- och akvakulturforskning
Ekologi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0079
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/143101