This dataset contains results from experiments conducted in the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. Experiments examined whether or not two species of groupers, Cephalopholis fulva and Cephalopholis cruentata, (ecologically similar to invasive lionfish) ate cleaner gobies of the genus Elacatinus. Data include the number of gobies eaten, the number of strikes made against the goby and the time it took to strike, and the time passed before predation occurred.
Related Datasets from sub-project "Lionfish Cleaner lab expt 2011":
lionfish-goby lab expt
Hixon, M., Tuttle, L. J. (2013) Results of lab experiments to determine if groupers (Cephalopholis sp.) eat cleaner gobies (Elacatinus sp.); conducted at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas and Cayman Islands in 2011 (Lionfish Invasion project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 30 April 2013) Version Date 2013-04-30 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/3932 [access date]
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