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Behavior of Symbiotic Fishes and Sea Anemones

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Behavior of Marine Animals

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Due to a general misunderstanding of de Bary’s (1879) original definition, there has been much confusion during the past century regarding the term “symbiosis” and its subcategories. Fortunately, this situation now seems to have been corrected. Many texts and standard reference works, such as that edited by Henry (1966), now correctly consider symbiosis simply to mean a “living together,” as originally defined by de Bary. Under this allinclusive heading are grouped the three major subdivisions of “mutualism,” “commensalism,” and “parasitism ”(Allee et al., 1949; Davenport, 1955; Noble and Noble, 1964; Henry, 1966).

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  1. Narragansett Marine Laboratory, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA

    Howard E. Winn (Professor of Oceanography and Zoology) (Professor of Oceanography and Zoology)

  2. U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service, Laboratory for Environmental Relations of Fishes, North Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Research Center, Highlands, New Jersey, USA

    Bori L. Olla (Head, Behavior Department) (Head, Behavior Department)

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Mariscal, R.N. (1972). Behavior of Symbiotic Fishes and Sea Anemones. In: Winn, H.E., Olla, B.L. (eds) Behavior of Marine Animals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0910-9_4

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