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Groups of roving midnight parrotfish (Scarus coelestinus) prey on sergeant major damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) nests

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We are grateful for funding from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. This work was conducted with permission from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary under permit no. FKNMS-2013-058.

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  1. Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA

    Thomas C. Adam & Deron E. Burkepile

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, North Miami, FL, 33181, USA

    Megan Kelley

  3. Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93410, USA

    Benjamin I. Ruttenberg

  4. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA

    Deron E. Burkepile

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Adam, T.C., Kelley, M., Ruttenberg, B.I. et al. Groups of roving midnight parrotfish (Scarus coelestinus) prey on sergeant major damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) nests. Mar Biodiv 47, 11–12 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0475-4

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