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Skin toxins in coral-associated Gobiodon species (Teleostei: Gobiidae) affect predator preference and prey survival

Predation risk is high for the many small coral reef fishes, requiring successful sheltering or other predator defence mechanisms. Coral-dwelling gobies of the genus Gobiodon live in close association with scleractinian corals of the genus Acropora. Earlier studies indicated that the low movement fr...

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Autores principales: Gratzer, Barbara, Millesi, Eva, Walzl, Manfred, Herler, Juergen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4459215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26074654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maec.12117