Animal cooperation: keeping a clean(ing) reputation
- PMID: 21741588
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.05.038
Animal cooperation: keeping a clean(ing) reputation
Abstract
Cleaner wrasses are a model for the study of animal cooperation. Prospective clients can observe whether the cleaner works faithfully, and cleaners being watched remove just parasites while those that are not, nip the client for a tastier snack.
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Cleaner wrasses Labroides dimidiatus are more cooperative in the presence of an audience.Curr Biol. 2011 Jul 12;21(13):1140-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.05.021. Epub 2011 Jun 23. Curr Biol. 2011. PMID: 21700458
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