Dear netters,
some years ago I focused my interest on the Amphiprion - anemone
association. Up to that time Schlichter's theory (the fish takes mucus from
the anemone and is protected) was last stage. Then in one species  I think
it was A. clarkii  it turned out that the fish is protected since its birth
(without anemone mucus). Maybe this is also the case with A. ocellaris
(Arvedlund & Nielsen, 1996)? Can anybody inform me on the present stage on
this problem?
Many thanks
Robert


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  Dr. Robert A. Patzner                     [log in to unmask]
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