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Cleaner host posing behavior of whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) in a swarm of hyperiid amphipods

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We thank Felipe Barrio (Ultima Frontera Photo) for photographs, and W. Browne, S. Kajiura, G. Losey, E. Millard, and B. Mundy for helpful discussions.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2538 The Mall, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA

    N. M. Whitney

  2. Department of Biology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA

    P. J. Motta

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Whitney, N.M., Motta, P.J. Cleaner host posing behavior of whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) in a swarm of hyperiid amphipods. Coral Reefs 27, 363 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-007-0345-4

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