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Publications

To download many of Lexa Grutter's papers, please access them via ResearchGate at:
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 1. Grutter, A. S. (1994). “Spatial and temporal variations of the ectoparasites of seven coral reef fish from Lizard Island and Heron Island, Australia”, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 115: 21-30

2. Grutter, A. S. (1995). “Relationship between cleaning rates and ectoparasite loads in coral reef fishes”,                                            Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 118:51-58.

3. Grutter, A.S. (1995). “Parasites in the cleaning interactions between Labroides dimidiatus and fish”. PhD thesis. James Cook University, Townsville, Qld., Australia

4. Grutter, A. S.  (1995). “Comparison of methods for sampling ectoparasites of coral reef fishes”, J. Mar. Freshwater                   Res. vol. 46: 897-903

5. Grutter, A. S. (1996). “Parasite removal rates by the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus”, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.  130:61-70

6. Grutter, A. S. (1996). “Experimental demonstration of no effect by the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus (Cuvier and Valenciennes) on the host fish Pomacentrus moluccensis (Bleeker)”, J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 196:286-298

7. Poulin, R., Grutter, A. S., (1996) “Cleaning symbiosis: proximate and adaptive explanations”, Bioscience 46(7):512-517

8. Grutter, A. S. (1997) “Size-selective predation by the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus”, J. Fish Biol. 50:1303-1308.

9. Grutter, A. S. (1997) “Spatio-temporal variation and feeding selectivity in the diet of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus”, Copeia 1997: 346-355

10. Grutter, A. S. (1997) “Effect of the removal of cleaner fish on the abundance and species composition of reef fish”, Oecologia. 111:137-143

11. Grutter, A. S., Poulin, R. (1998) “Cleaning of coral reef fishes by the wrasse Labroides dimidiatus:: influence of client body size and phylogeny”, Copeia 120-127

12. Grutter, A. S., Poulin, R. (1998). “Intraspecific and interspecific relationships between host size and the abundance of parasitic larval gnathiid isopods on coral reef fish”, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 164: 263-271

13. Grutter, A.S. (1998). “Habitat-related differences in the abundance of parasites from a coral reef fish: an indication of the movement patterns of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)(Labridae)”, J. Fish Biol. 53:49-57

14. Grutter, A.S. (1999). “Fish cleaning behaviour in Noumea, New Caledonia”, Mar. Freshwater Res. 50(3):209-212

15. Grutter, A.S. (1999). “Cleaner fish really do clean”, Nature 398:672-673

16. Grutter, A.S, Hendrikz, J. (1999). “Diurnal variation in the abundance of parasitic gnathiid isopod larvae on coral reef fish: its implications in cleaning interactions”, Coral Reefs 18: 187-191

17. Grutter, A.S. (1999). “Infestation dynamics of parasitic gnathiid isopod juveniles on a coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus”, Mar. Biol. 135:545-552

18. Losey, G.S., Grutter, A.S., Rosenquist, G., Mahon, J.L., Zamzow, J. (1999). “Cleaning symbiosis: a review”, In: Almada, V.C., Oliveira, R.F., Gonçalves, E.J. (Eds).  Behaviour and conservation of littoral fishes. I.S.P.A.: Lisboa, Portugal. 379-395

19. Grutter, A. S. (2000). “Ontogenetic variation in the diet of cleaner fish and its ecological consequences”,  Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 197: 241-246

20. Grutter, A. S., Pankhurst, N. J.  (2000). “The effects of capture, handling, confinement and ectoparasite load on plasma levels of cortisol, glucose and lactate in the coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus”,  J. Fish. Biol. 57:391-401

21. Grutter, A.S., Morgan, J., Adlard, R. (2000). “Characterising parasitic gnathiid isopod species and matching life stages using ribosomal DNA ITS2 sequences”,  Mar. Biol. 136:201-205

22. Grutter, A. S., Lester, R. J. G., Greenwood, J. (2000). “Emergence rates from the benthos of the parasitic juveniles of gnathiid   isopods”, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 207: 123-127

23. Grutter, A. S. (2001). “Parasite infection rather than tactile stimulation is the proximate cause of cleaning behaviour in reef fish”, Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. 268:1361-1365.

24. Grutter, A. S. (2002). “Cleaning behaviour from the parasite’s perspective”. Invited review. Parasitology Supp. 124. S65-S81.

25. Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002) “Asymmetric cheating opportunities and partner control in a cleaner fish mutualism” Anim. Behav. 63: 547-555.

26. Grutter, A. S., H. McCallum, R.J.G. Lester, (2002) “Optimising cleaning behaviour: minimising the costs and maximising ectoparasite removal.” Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.234:257-264.

27. Grutter, A. S., Lester, R.J.G.  (2002) Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus reduce 'temporary" parasitic corallanid isopods on the coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus”. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 234:247-255.

28. Bansemer, C., Grutter, A. S., Poulin R. (2002) “Geographic variation in the behaviour of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus (Labridae)”.  Ethology. 108:353-366.

29. Bshary, R., Grutter, A.S.  (2002) "Experimental evidence that partner choice is the driving force in the payoff distribution among cooperators or mutualists: the cleaner fish case. Ecology Letters 5: 130-136.

30. Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002). “Parasite distribution on client fish determines cleaner foraging patterns”. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 235:217-222.

31. Grutter, A.S, Deveney, M.R., Whittington, I.D., Lester, R.J.G. (2002) The effect of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus on the capsalid monogenean Benedenia lolo parasite of the labrid fish Hemigymnus melapterus.  J Fish Biology. 61: 1098-1108.

32. Tebbich, S., Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002). “Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus recognise familiar clients”. Animal Cognition. 5: 139-145.

33. Grutter, A.S, Murphy J.M., Choat J.H. (2003). Cleaner fish drives local fish diversity on coral reefs. Current Biology. 13:64-67.

34. Munday, P.L., Schubert, M., Jones G.P., Caley M.J., Grutter, A.S. (2003) Skin toxins and external parasitism of coral-dwelling gobies. J. Fish Biol. 63: 1-6.

35. Grutter, A.S. (2003). Feeding ecology of the fish ectoparasite Gnathia sp. (Crustacea: Isopoda) from the Great Barrier Reef, and its implications for fish cleaning behaviour. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 259:295-302

36. Jones, C., Grutter, A.S., Cribb, T.H. (2003) Rhipidocotyle labroidei n. sp. (Digenea, Bucephalidae) from Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes) (Labridae). Zootaxa. 327: 1-5.

37. Grutter, A.S., Bshary, R. (2003) Cleaner wrasse prefer client mucus: support for partner control mechanisms in cleaning interactions. Proc. Roy. Soc. London B, Biology Letters. Supp. 2. S242-S244

38. Jones, C., Grutter, A.S., Cribb, T.H. (2004) Cleaner fish become hosts: a novel form of parasite transmission. Coral Reefs. 23: 521-520. 

39. Grutter, A.S., Bshary, R. (2004) Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus diet preferences for different types of mucus and parasitic gnathiid isopods. Animal Behaviour. 68:583-588.

40. Becker, J.H.A., Grutter, A.S. (2004) Cleaner shrimp do clean. Coral Reefs. 23: 515-520

41. Grutter, A.S. (2004) Cleaner fish use tactile dancing as pre-conflict management strategy. Current Biology. 14: 1080-1083.

42. Grutter, A.S. (2005) Cleaning mutualism in the sea. In: Marine Parasitology. Ed. K. Rohde, Collingwood, CSIRO. pp. 264-278.

43. McKiernan, J. P. Grutter, A.S. Davies, A.J. (2005) Reproductive and feeding ecology of parasitic gnathiid isopods of epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) with consideration of their role in the transmission of a haemogregarine. International Journal for Parasitology. 35: 19-27.

44. Östlund-Nilsson, S., Curtis L., Nilsson G.E., Grutter, A.S. (2005) Parasitic isopod Anilocra apogonae, a drag for cardinal fish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 287: 209-216.

45. Jones, C. Grutter, A.S. (2005) Parasitic isopods (Gnathia sp.) reduce haematocrit in captive Hemigymnus melapterus (Labridae) on the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Fish Biology. 66: 860-864.

46. Grutter, A.S., Glover, S., Bshary R. (2005) Does client size affect cleaner fish choice of client? An empirical test using client fish models.  Journal of Fish Biology. 66: 1748-52.

47. Becker, J. H. A. and A. S. Grutter (2005). Client-fish ectoparasite loads and cleaner-shrimp Urocaridella sp. c hunger levels affect cleaning behaviour. Animal Behaviour. 70: 991-996

48. Becker, J.H.A., Curtis, L., Grutter, A.S. (2005) Cleaner shrimp use rocking dance to advertise cleaning service to clients. Current Biology. 15:760-764

49. Bshary, R. and Grutter, A. (2005) Punishment and partner switching cause cooperative behaviour in a cleaning mutualism. Biology Letters. Proc. Roy. Soc. London 1:396-399

50. Muñoz , G., Cribb, T.H.,Grutter, A.S. (2006). Endoparasite communities of five fish species (Labridae: Cheilininae) from Lizard Island: How important is the ecology and phylogeny of the hosts?Parasitology 132(3): 363-374

51. Bshary, R and Grutter, A. (2006) Image scoring and cooperation in a cleaner fish mutualism. Nature 441: 975-978. Ranked as “Exceptional paper” by Faculty of 1000 Biology.

52. Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Adlard R.D., Davies A.J. (2006) Hematozoa of teleosts from Lizard Island, Australia with some comments on their possible mode of transmission. Journal of Parasitology 92(4): 778-788.

53.  Grutter, A.S. and Irving A.D. (2007) Positive interactions in marine ecology. In: Marine Ecology, edited by Connell, SD & Gillanders, BM. Oxford University Press. Pp.  110-137.

54. Jones, C.M and Grutter, A.S (2007) Variation in emergence of parasitic and predatory isopods at Lizard Island , Great Barrier Reef . Marine Biology 150: 919-927

55. Nagel, L., and Grutter, A.S (2007) Host preference and specialisation in Gnathia sp., a common parasitic isopod of coral reef fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 70: 497-508

56. Floeter SR, Vazquez DP, Grutter AS (2007) The macroecology of marine cleaning mutualisms. Journal of Animal Ecology 76 (1): 105-111

57. Nilsson GE, Ostlund-Nilsson S, Penfold R, Grutter AS. (2007) From record performance to hypoxia tolerance: Respiratory transition in damselfish larvae settling on a coral reef Proceedings of the Royal Society B- Biological Sciences 274 (1606): 79-85

58. Jones CM, Nagel L, Hughes GL, Cribb TH, Grutter AS (2007) Host specificity of two species of Gnathia (Isopoda) determined by DNA sequencing blood meals. International Journal for Parasitology 37: 927-935

59. Muñoz G., Cribb, T.H.,Grutter, A.S. (2007) Structure of the parasite communities of a coral reef fish assemblage (Labridae): testing ecological and phylogenetic host factors. Journal of Parasitology. 93: 17-30

60. Jones CM, Miller TL, Grutter AS, Cribb TH (2008) Natatory stage cymothoid isopods: description, molecular identification and evolution of attachment. International Journal of Parasitology, 37: 927-935.

61. Coetzee, M. L., Smit, N. J., Grutter, A. S., & Davies, A. J. (2008). A new gnathiid (Crustacea: Isopoda) parasitizing two species of requiem sharks from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Journal of Parasitology 94: 608-615.

62. Eckes, M. Siebeck, U., Dove, S., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Ultraviolet sunscreens in reef fish mucus. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 353:203-211

63. Cheney, KL, Grutter, AS, Marshall, NJ. (2008). Facultative mimicry: cues for colour change and colour accuracy in a coral reef fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 275: 117-122.

64. Penfold, R, Grutter, AS, Kuris, AM, McCormick MI, Jones, C (2008) Interactions between Acanthachromis polyacanthus and gnathiid isopods: Predation versus micropredation Marine Ecology Progress Series. 357: 111-119.

65. Grutter A.S., Pickering, J., McCallum H., McCormick, M.I. (2008) Impact of micropredatory gnathiid isopods on young coral reef fishes. Coral Reefs 27:655-661.

66. Fogelman, R., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Mancae of the parasitic cymothoid isopod, Anilocra apogonae : early life history, host-specificity, and effect on growth and survival of preferred young cardinal fishes  Coral Reefs 27:685-693.

67. Jones, C. Grutter, A.S. (2008) Reef based micropredators reduce the growth of post-settlement damselfish in captivity. Coral Reefs 27:677-684.

68. Cheney, K.L. Bshary, R., Grutter, A.S. (2008). Cleaner fish cause predators to reduce aggression towards bystanders at cleaning stations. Behavioral Ecology 19:1063-1067.

69. Bshary, R, Grutter A.S., Willener A.S., Leimar, O. (2008) Pairs of cooperating cleaner fish provide better service quality than singletons. Nature 455:964-966.

70. Grutter, A.S. (2008) Interactions between gnathiid isopods, cleaner fish and other fish at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef.  Journal of Fish Biology 73: 2094-2109.

71. Coetzee, M. L., Smit, N. J., Grutter, A. S., Davies, A. J. (2009) Gnathia trimaculata n. sp. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae), an ectoparasite found parasitising requiem sharks from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Systematic Parasitology. 72: 97-112.

72. Ferreira, M. L., Smit, N. J., Grutter, A. S., Davies, A. J. (2009) A new species Gnathia aureusmaculosa n. sp. (Crustacea. Isopoda. Gnathiidae) parasitising teleosts from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Parasitology 95(5): 1066-1075.

73. Fogelman, R., Kuris, A., Grutter, A.S. (2009) Parasitic castration of a vertebrate: Effect of the cymothoid Anilocra apogonae on the five-lined cardinal fish. International Journal for Parasitology. 39: 577-583.

74. Davies, L Curtis, AS Grutter, NJ Smit (2009) Suspected viral erythrocytic necrosis (VEN) in a juvenile blackbar triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus (L.), from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Biodiversity Records. 2: e149 online publication.

75. Cheney KL, Grutter AS, Blomberg SP, Marshall NJ (2009) Blue and yellow signal cleaning behaviour in coral reef fishes. Current Biology 19: 1283-1287.

76. Raihani, N.J., Grutter A.S., Bshary R. (2010) Punishers benefit from third-party punishment in fish. Science. 327: 171. Ranked as “Must read” by Faculty1000.

77. Grutter A.S., Cribb, TH,  McCallum H., Pickering, J., McCormick, M.I. (2010) Effects of parasites on larval and juvenile stages of the coral reef fish Pomacentrus moluccensis. Coral Reefs 29: 31-40.

78. Grutter A.S. (2010) Cleaner fish. Current Biology. 20: R547-R549.

79. Grutter, A.S, Rumney, J.G. Franklin, C.E. (2011) Fish mucous cocoons: the ‘mosquito nets’ of the sea. Biology Letters. 7:292-294.

80. Grutter AS, Crean A, Curtis LM, Kuris AM, Warner RR, McCormick MI. (2011) Indirect effects of an ectoparasite reduce successful establishment of a damselfish at settlement Functional Ecology. 25: 586–594.

81. Hayes  PM, Smit NJ, Grutter AS, Davies AJ. (2011) Unexpected response of a captive blackeye thicklip, Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch), from Lizard Island, Australia, exposed to juvenile Gnathia aureamaculosa Ferreira & Smit, isopods. Journal of Fish Diseases. 34:563-566.

82. Bshary, R., Oliveira, R.F., Grutter, A.S. (2011). Short term variation in the level of cooperation in the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus: implications for the role of potential stressors. Ethology. 117: 246–253.

83. Wilson, G.D.F., Sims C., and Grutter A.S. (2011) Toward a taxonomy of the Gnathiidae (Isopoda) using juveniles: the external anatomy of Gnathia aureamaculosa zuphea stages using scanning electron microscopy. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 31:509-522.

84. Clague G. Newport C, Grutter AS. (2011) Intraspecific cleaning behaviour of adult cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus (Perciformes: Labridae) Marine Biological Records, 4: e56

85. Pinto, AI, Oates, J, Grutter, AS, Bshary, R (2011) Cleaner wrasses Labroides dimidiatus are more cooperative in the presence of an audience. Current Biology. 21: 1149-1144.

86. Clague G, Goldizen A, Cheney, K, Grutter AS. (2011) Long-term cleaner fish presence affects growth of a coral reef fish. Biology Letters. 7:863-865

87. Waldie P, SP Blomberg, Cheney, KL, Goldizen AW, Grutter AS (2011) Long-term effects of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus on coral reef fish communities. Plos One. 6: e21201.

88. Soares, MC, Oliveira RF, Ros AFH, Grutter AS, Bshary R.  (2011) Tactile stimulation lowers stress in fish. Nature Communications. 2: 534 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1547

89. Raihani N, Pinto A, Grutter AS, Wismer S, Bshary R (2012) Male cleaner wrasses adjust punishment of female partners according to the stakes. Proceedings of the Royal Society London. 279: 365-370

90. Smith RE, Grutter AS, Tibbetts IR (2012) Extreme habitat specialisation and the population structure of two gorgonian-associated pygmy seahorses. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 444: 195-206

91. Farquharson C, Smit NJ, Grutter AS, Davies AJ. (2012) Gnathia masca sp. nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa. 3233: 22–36

92. Oates J, A Manica, R Bshary, AS Grutter. (2012) Relationship between roving behaviour and the diet and client composition of the cleaner fish Labroides bicolor. Journal of Fish Biology. 81: 210–219

93. Soares MC, Bshary R, Mendonça R, Grutter AS, Oliveira RF (2012) Arginine vasotocin regulation of interspecific cooperative behaviour in cleaner fish. PLOS One. 7: e39583

94. Sun D, S.P. Blomberg, T.H. Cribb, M.I. McCormick, A.S. Grutter. (2012) The effects of parasites on the early life stages of a damselfish. Coral Reefs. 31: 1065-1075

95. Grutter AS (2012) Enhanced colonization success and competition associated with conspecifics in cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus juveniles. Coral Reefs.31: 1168-1176

96. Silvano RAM, Grutter  AS, Tibbetts I (2012) Potential effects of fishing on cleaning interactions in a tropical reef. Coral Reefs.31: 1193-1198.

97.  Raihani N, Grutter AS, Bshary R (2012) Female cleaner fish cooperate more with unfamiliar males. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Science. 279:2479-2486.

98. Curtis L, Grutter AS, Smit NJ, Davies AJ (2013) Gnathia aureamaculosa, a likely definitive host of Haemogregarina balistapi and potential vector for Haemogregarina bigemina between coral reef fishes of the Great Barrier Reef. International Journal for Parasitology. 73: 361-370.

99. Gingins S, Werminghausen J, Johnstone RA, Grutter AS, Bshary R (2013) Power and temptation cause shifts between exploitation and cooperation in a cleaner wrasse mutualism. Proceedings of the Royal Society B- Biological Sciences.280: e20130553 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0553

100. Zamzow JP, Eckes MJ, Siebeck UE, Grutter AS. (2013) Ultraviolet-B wavelengths regulate changes in UV absorption of cleaner fish mucus. PLosOne. 8(10): e78527. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078527

101. Cheney, KA, Grutter A.S., Bshary R. (2014) Geographical variation in the benefits obtained by a cleaner  wrasse mimic Aspidontus taeniatus. Animal Behavior. 88: 85-90

102. Sims C.A., Riginos C., Blomberg S.P., Huelsken T., Drew J., Grutter AS (2014) Cleaning up the biogeography of Labroides dimidiatus using phylogenetics and morphometrics. Coral Reefs. 33:223–233. DOI 10.1007/s00338-013-1093-2

103. Wismer S., Pinto A.I., Vail A.L., Grutter A.S., Bshary R. (2014) Variation in cleaner wrasse cooperation and cognition: potentially caused by developmental environment? Ethology. 120: 1-13. doi: 10.1111/eth.12223.

104. Soares, M, Cardoso S, Grutter AS, Oliveira R, Bshary R (2014) Cortisol mediates cleaner wrasse switch from cooperation to cheating and tactical deception. Hormones and Behavior. 66(2):346-5

105. Bonaldo, R., Grutter, A., Sazima, I. & Krajewski, J. (2014). 24/7 service: nocturnal cleaning in a tropical Indo-Pacific reef. Marine Biodiversity. 1-2

106. Cardoso SC., Grutter A.S., Paula JR., André GI., Messias JP., Gozdowska M., Kulczykowska E., Soares M.C. (2015). Forebrain neuropeptides regulation of pair association and behaviour in cooperating cleaner fish. Physiology and Behavior.145: 1-7

107. Paula JR., Messias JP., Grutter AS., Bshary R., Soares MC. (2015). The role of serotonin in the modulation of cooperative behaviour. Behavioral Ecology. 26: 1005-1012

108. Eckes, M. Siebeck, U., Dove, S., Grutter, A.S. (2015) Mucus versus gnathiids as source of energy and ultraviolet protection for cleaner fish.Coral Reefs. 34:823–833

109. Sun D, Cheney KL, Werminghausen J, Meekan MG, McCormick MI, Cribb TH, Grutter AS. (2015) Presence of cleaner fish increases the recruitment of fishes to coral reefs. Biology Letters.  11:20150456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0456

110. Sun D, Cheney KL, Werminghausen J,  McClure EC, Meekan MG, McCormick MI, Cribb TH, Grutter AS. (2016). Cleaner wrasse influence habitat selection of young damselfish. Coral Reefs.  35:427-436. doi:10.​1007/​s00338-015-1391-y

111. Luiz  OJ, Madin EMP, Madin JS, Baird AH, Grutter AS (2016). A tropical cleaner wrasse finds new
clients at the frontier. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 14 2: 110-111. doi:10.1002/fee.1232

112 Messias, João; Paula, José; Grutter, Alexandra; Bshary, Redouan; Soares, Marta Contact Author: Marta Soares (2016) Dopamine disruption increases negotiation for cooperative interactions in a fish. Nature Scientific Reports.  6 Art No.: 20817: doi:10.1038/srep20817

113. Grutter AS, Feeney WE (2016) Equivalent cleaning in a juvenile facultative and obligate cleaning wrasse: an insight into the evolution of cleaning in labrids? Coral Reefs. 35: 991-997. doi:10.1007/s00338-016-1460-x

114. Triki Z, Grutter AS, Bshary R, Ros AFH (2016) Effects of short-term exposure to ectoparasites on fish cortisol and hematocrit levels. Marine Biology. 163:187  DOI 10.1007/s00227-016-2959-y

115. Wismer S., Grutter A.S., Bshary R. (2016) Generalised rule application in cleaner fish: using predator species as social tools to reduce punishment. Animal Cognition. 19: 769-778. doi:10.1007/s10071-016-0975-4

116. Vaughan DB, Grutter AS, Costello MJ, and Hutson KS (2017) Cleaner fishes and shrimp diversity and a re-evaluation of cleaning symbioses. Fish and Fisheries 18:698-716 DOI: 10.1111/faf.12198

117. Grutter AS, Blomberg S, Fargher B, Kuris, AM, McCormick MIM, Warner RR (2017) Size-related mortality due to gnathiid isopod micropredation correlates with settlement size in coral reef fishes. Coral Reefs 36:549–559. doi:10.1007/s00338-016-1537-6

118. Triki Z, Bshary R, Grutter AS, Ros AFH (2017) The arginine-vasotocin and serotonergic systems affect interspecific social behavior of client fish in marine cleaning mutualism. Physiology and Behavior 174 136-143. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.03.011

119. Grutter AS, De Brauwer M, Bshary R, Cheney KL, Cribb TH, Madin EMP, McClure EC, Meekan MG, Sun D, Warner RR, Werminghausen J, Sikkel PC  (2018) Parasite infestation increases on coral reefs without cleaner fish. Coral Reefs. 37: 15-24.

120. Binning SA, Roche DG, Grutter AS, Colosio S, Sun D, Miest J, Bshary R (2018) Cleaner wrasse indirectly affect the cognitive performance of a damselfish through ectoparasite removal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B- Biological Sciences. 20172447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2447

121. Quimbayo JP, Dias MS, Floeter SR, Grutter AS, Gingins S, Becker JHA, Cantor M (2018) The global structure of marine cleaning mutualistic networks. Global ecology and biogeography, Volume 27: 1238-1250

122. Vaughan DB, Grutter AS, Ferguson HW, Jones R, Hutson KS (in press June 20 2018) Cleaner shrimp are true cleaners of injured fish. Marine Biology, Volume 165: 118.

123. Vaughan D, Grutter AS, Hutson KS (in press 7/8 2018). Cleaner shrimp remove parasite eggs on fish cages Aquaculture Environmental Interactions, Volume 10: 429-436.

124. Vaughan D, Grutter AS, Hutson KS (2018). Cleaner shrimp are a sustainable option to treat parasitic disease in farmed fish. Nature Scientific Reports (2018), Volume 8 :13959| DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-32293-6

125. Hutson KS, Cable J, Grutter AS, Paziewska-Harris A, Barber I (2018) Aquatic parasite cultures and their applications. Trends in Parasitology, Volume 34: 1082-1096

126. Duong B, Blomberg S,  Cribb TH, Cowman P, Kuris A, McCormick MI, Warner R, Sun D, Grutter AS (2019) Parasites of coral reef fish larvae: its role in the pelagic larval stage. Coral Reefs, Volume 38: 199–214
DOI 10.1007/s00338-019-01766-z.

127. Sikkel PC, Richardson M, Sun D, Narvaez P, Grutter AS (2019) Changes in abundance of fish-parasitic gnathiid isopods associated with warm-water bleaching events on the northern Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 38:721–730 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-019-01835-3

128. Grutter AS, Blomberg S, Box S, Bshary R,Ofalia O, Madin E, McClure E, Meekan M, Murphy J, Richardson M, Sikkel PC. Sims C, Sun D, Warner RR, (2019) Changes in local free-living parasite populations in response to cleaner manipulation over 12 years Oecologia. 190:783-797 DOI 10.1007/s00442-019-04451-8

129. Wismer S, Pinto AL, Triki Z, Grutter AS, Roche DG, Bshary R (2019). Cue-based decision rules of cleaner fish in a biological market task. Animal Behaviour, 158, 249-260. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.09.013

130. Paula JR, Otjacques E, Hildebrant C, Grutter AS, Rosa R (2020) Ocean acidification does not affect fish ectoparasite survival. Oceans. 1: 27-33; doi:10.3390/oceans1010003

131. Grutter AS, Feeney WE, Hutson KS, McClure EC, Narvaez P, Smit NJ, Sun D, Sikkel PC (2020) Practical methods for culturing parasitic gnathiid isopods. International Journal for Parasitology. 50: 25-837.

132. Allan B, Illing B, Fakan EP, Narvaez P, Grutter AS, Sikkel PC, McClure EC, Rummer JL, and McMcormick MI (2020) Parasite infection directly impacts escape response and stress levels in fish. Journal of Experimental Biology 223: jeb.230904 doi: 10.1242/jeb.230904.

133. Grutter AS, Cheney KL, Goldizen AW, Sinclair-Taylor T, Waldie PA (2020) Effects of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus on grazing fishes and coral reef benthos. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 643:99-114.

134. Grutter AS, Amon A, Green AL, Vaughan D (2020). Clownfish Amphiprion polymnus wound cleaned by Ancylomenes sp. cleaner shrimp. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies. 22: 7-8

135. Shodipo MO, Duong B, Graba-Landry A, Grutter AS, Sikkel PC (2020) Effect of acute seawater temperature increase on survival of a fish ectoparasite. Oceans 1, 215-236; doi:10.3390/oceans1040016

136. Ros A, Nusbaumer D, Triki Z, Grutter AS, Bshary R. (2020) The negative impact of long-term reduced access to cleaner fish on health indicators of resident client fish. J Experimental Biology. 223, jeb231613. doi:10.1242/jeb.231613

137. Paula JP, Sun D, Pissarra V, Narvaez P, Rosa R, Grutter AS, Sikkel PC (2021) The role of corals on the abundance of a fish ectoparasite in the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs. 40:535-542

138. Narvaez P, Vaughan DB, Grutter AS, Hutson KS (2021) New perspectives on the role of cleaning symbiosis in the possible spread of fish diseases. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 31:233-251 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09642-2(0123456789().,-volV() 0123458697().,-volV)

139. Narvaez P, Yong RQ, Grutter AS, Hutson KS (2021) Are Cleaner fish clean? Marine Biology 168:59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03858-3

140. Roche DG, Jornod M, Douet V, Grutter AS, Bshary R (2021) Client fish traits underlying variation in service quality in a marine cleaning mutualism Animal Behaviour.175 :137 -151

141. Grutter AS, Feeney WE, Hutson KS, McClure EC, Narvaez P, Smit NJ, Sun D, Sikkel PC (2021) Chapter 25: Gnathia aureamaculosa and G. marleyi. in: Sitjà Bobadilla, A., Bron, J.E., Wiegertjes, G., Piazzon, M.C. (Eds.), Fish Parasites: A handbook of protocols for their isolation, culture and transmission. 5m Publishing. Sheffield, United Kingdom. pp. 375 - 389.

142. Juan P. Quimbayo, Thiago C. Mendes, Diego R. Barneche, Murilo S. Dias, Alexandra Grutter, Miguel Furtado, Fabien Leprieur, Loïc Pellissier, Renata Mazzei, Pauline Narvaez, Pierre Sasal, Marta C. Soares, Valeriano Parravicini, Ivan Sazima, Michel Kulbicki (2021) Patterns of taxonomic and functional diversity in the global cleaner reef fish fauna. Journal of Biogeography. 48:2469-2485

143. Narvaez P, Morais RA, Hutson KS, McCormick MI, Grutter AS (2021) Habitat degradation drives increased gnathiid isopod ectoparasite infection rate on juvenile but not adult fish. Coral Reefs 40: 1867-1877

144. Paula JR, Repolho T, Grutterm AS, Rosa R (2022), Access to cleaning services alters fish physiology under parasite infection and ocean acidification. Frontiers in Physiology, section Aquatic Physiology. 13:1-11,  859556. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.859556.

145. Grutter AS, Natsumi N, Uribe Palomino J, Richardson AJ (2022) Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus presence does not indirectly affect demersal zooplankton. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9: 1-17, doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.812989

146. Narvaez P, Morais RA, Vaughan DB, Grutter AS, Hutson KS (2022) Cleaner fish are potential super-spreaders Journal of Experimental Biology. 225:1-12, jeb244469. doi:10.1242/jeb.244469
 
 
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