Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-fscjk Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-22T23:10:32.963Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Cleaning behaviour in Diplodus spp.: chance or choice? A hint for future investigations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2001

Stefano Mariani
Stefano Mariani
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Viale dell'Università 32, 00185, Rome, Italy, E-mail: [email protected]
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Ectoparasitic crustaceans (Copepoda: Caligidae) occurred at considerable frequency in stomach contents of young specimens of Diplodus sargus and Diplodus puntazzo (Pisces: Sparidae) from two central Mediterranean coastal lagoons. This finding suggests that the ectoparasites might give a non-negligible contribution to the diet of the studied fish species and reveal a certain adaptive advantage of cleaning behaviour in coastal environments.

Type
Short Communication
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 81 , Issue 4 , August 2001 , pp. 715 - 716
Copyright
2001 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)