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Comparative cleaning behaviour of Pederson's cleaner shrimp (Ancylomenes pedersoni) between geographically close yet ecologically dissimilar coral reef habitats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2020

Joseph J. Romain Open the ORCID record for Joseph J. Romain [Opens in a new window] ,
Dan A. Exton Open the ORCID record for Dan A. Exton [Opens in a new window] ,
David J. Smith ,
Amelia Rose ,
Clayton Vondriska Open the ORCID record for Clayton Vondriska [Opens in a new window]  and
Benjamin M. Titus
Joseph J. Romain
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, ColchesterCO4 3SQ, UK Operation Wallacea, Wallace House, Old Bolingbroke, SpilsbyPE23 4EX, UK
Dan A. Exton
Affiliation:
Operation Wallacea, Wallace House, Old Bolingbroke, SpilsbyPE23 4EX, UK
David J. Smith
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, ColchesterCO4 3SQ, UK
Amelia Rose
Affiliation:
Operation Wallacea, Wallace House, Old Bolingbroke, SpilsbyPE23 4EX, UK Department of Zoology, The Tinbergen Building, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OxfordOX1 3PS, UK
Clayton Vondriska
Affiliation:
Operation Wallacea, Wallace House, Old Bolingbroke, SpilsbyPE23 4EX, UK Department of Environmental Sciences, Arkansas State University, 2105 Aggie Rd, State University, AR 72467, USA Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
Benjamin M. Titus*
Affiliation:
Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY, 10024, USA
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Author for correspondence: Benjamin M. Titus, E-mail: bentitus3@gmail.com
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Abstract

Cleaning mutualisms are important interactions on coral reefs. Intraspecific variation in cleaning rate and behaviour occurs geographically and is often attributed to local processes. However, our understanding of fine-scale variation is limited, but would allow us to control for geography and region-specific behavioural patterns. Here, we compare the cleaning activity of Pederson's cleaner shrimp (Ancylomenes pedersoni) on two neighbouring, yet ecologically dissimilar, reef systems in Honduras: Banco Capiro, an offshore bank close to significant land runoff with high coral cover but a depleted fish population, and an oligotrophic fringing reef around the island of Utila, with lower coral cover but high fish abundance and diversity. The proportion of realized to potential fish clientele was <60% at both sites, and the composition of clientele was neither reflective of the demographics of the resident assemblages at each site nor similar between sites. Parrotfishes represented 13–15% of total fish abundance at both sites yet accounted for >50% (Banco Capiro) and 10% (Utila) of all cleans. Conversely, the schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus) represented ~1% of total fish abundance at both sites yet accounted for 40% (Utila) and 1% (Banco Capiro) of all cleans. After standardizing our cleaning rate data by clientele abundance, we find that clientele at Banco Capiro engage in over four times as many cleaning encounters per hour with A. pedersoni than at Utila. Our study highlights the variable nature of coral reef cleaning interactions and the need to better understand the ecological and environmental drivers of this biogeographic variation.

Keywords

Cleaner stationcleaning behaviourcleaning mutualismcoral reefPederson shrimp
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 100 , Issue 7 , November 2020 , pp. 1093 - 1106
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2020

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