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From: Pair bond endurance promotes cooperative food defense and inhibits conflict in coral reef butterflyfish

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Differences in (a,c) aggression towards competitors and (b,d) bite rates between paired and solitary C. lunulatus and C. baronessa individuals. Total feeding strikes refer to the number of bites taken on any coral, whereas preferred feeding strikes (only measured in C. baronessa) refer to number of feeding bites taken on preferred coral types (i.e., Acropora hyacinthus, A. florida, and Pocillopora damicornis). Data are represented as the mean ± SE; asterisks indicate statistically significant differences between treatment groups (ANOVA or Mann-Whitney U, p < 0.05). Sample sizes are listed below each treatment group.

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