Dr Alexandra Grutter - Publications

Publications

For some of the following publications, only the unpublished proofs have been provided due to journal copyright restrictions.

Reprints are available upon request from Lexa Grutter.

Grutter, A. S. (1994). "Spatial and temporal variations of the ectoparasites of seven coral reef fish from Lizard Island and Heron Island, Australia", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 115: 21-30. Download pdf
Grutter, A. S. (1995). "The relationship between cleaning rates and ectoparasite loads in coral reef fishes", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 118: 51-58. Download pdf
Grutter, A.S. (1995). "Parasites in the cleaning interactions between Labroides dimidiatus and fish. PhD thesis. James Cook University, Townsville, Qld., Australia.
Grutter, A. S. (1995). "Comparison of methods for sampling ectoparasites from coral reef fishes", J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 46: 897-903. Download pdf
Grutter, A. S. (1996). "Parasite removal rates by the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 130: 61-70. Download pdf
Grutter, A. S. (1996). "Experimental demonstration of no effect by the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus (Cuvier and Valenciennes) on the host fish Pomacentrus moluccensis (Bleeker)", J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 196: 286-298. Download pdf
Poulin, R., Grutter, A. S., (1996) "Cleaning symbiosis: proximate and adaptive explanations", Bioscience 46(7): 512-517. Download pdf
Grutter, A. S. (1997) "Size-selective predation by the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus", J. Fish Biol. 50: 1303-1308. Download pdf*
Grutter, A. S., (1997) "Spatio-temporal variation and feeding selectivity in the diet of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus", Copeia 1997: 346-355.
Grutter, A. S., (1997) "Effect of the removal of cleaner fish on the abundance and species composition of reef fish" Oecologia 111: 137-143.
Grutter, A. S., Poulin, R. (1998) "Cleaning of coral reef fishes by the wrasse Labroides dimidiatus: ecological and phylogenetic influences", Copeia 1998: 120-127.
Grutter, A. S. (1998). "Intraspecific and interspecific relationships between host size and the abundance of parasitic larval gnathiid isopods on coral reef fish" Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 164: 263-271. Download pdf
Grutter, A.S. (1998). “Habitat-related differences in the abundance of parasites from a coral reef fish: an indication of the movement patterns of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) (Labridae)”, J. Fish Biol. 53: 49-57. Download pdf*
Grutter, A.S. (1999). “Fish cleaning behaviour in Noumea, New Caledonia”, J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 50(3): 209-212. Download pdf
Grutter, A.S. (1999). “Cleaner fish really do clean”, Nature. 398: 672-673.
Grutter, A.S, Hendrikz, J. (1999). “Diurnal variation in the abundance of parasitic gnathiid isopod larvae on coral reef fish: it's implications in cleaning interactions”, Coral Reefs 18: 187-191.
Grutter, A.S. (1999). “Infestation dynamics of parasitic gnathiid isopod juveniles on a coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus”, Mar. Biol. 135: 545-552.
Losey, G.S., Grutter, A.S., Rosenquist, G., Mahon, J.L., Zamzow, J. (1999). “Cleaning symbiosis: a review”, In: Almada, V.C., Oliveira, R.F., Gonçalves, E.J. (Eds). Behaviour and conservation of littoral fishes. I.S.P.A.: Lisbon, Portugal. 379-395.
Grutter, A. S. (2000). “Ontogenetic variation in the diet of cleaner fish”, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 197: 241-246. Download pdf
Grutter, A. S., Pankhurst, N. J. (2000). “The effects of capture, confinement and ectoparasite load on plasma levels of cortisol, glucose and lactate in the coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus (Labridae)”, J. Fish. Biol. 57: 391-401. Download pdf*
Grutter, A.S., Morgan, J., Adlard, R. (2000). “Characterising parasitic gnathiid isopod species and matching life stages using ribosomal DNA ITS2 sequences”, Mar. Biol. 136: 201-205.
Grutter, A. S., Lester, R. J. G., Greenwood, J. (2000). “Emergence rates from the benthos of the parasitic juveniles of gnathiid isopods” Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 207: 123-127. Download pdf
Grutter, A. S. (2001). “Parasite infection rather than tactile stimulation is the proximate cause of cleaning behaviour in reef fish”, Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. 268: 1361-1365.
Grutter, A. S. (2002). “Cleaning behaviour: from the parasite's perspective”. Parasitology 124 (Supplement): S65-S81.
Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002) “Asymmetric cheating opportunities and partner control in the cleaner fish mutualism” Anim. Behav. 63: 547-555.
Grutter, A. S., H. McCallum, R.J.G. Lester, (2002) “Optimising cleaning behaviour: minimising the costs and maximising ectoparasite removal.” Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.234:257-264. Download pdf
Grutter, A. S. & Lester, R. J. G. (2002) Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus reduce ‘temporary’ parasitic corallanid isopods on the coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 234: 247–255. Download pdf
Bansemer, C., Grutter, A. S., Poulin (2002) “Geographic variation in the cheating behaviour of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus”. Ethology 108: 353-366.
Bshary, R., Grutter, A.S. (2002) "Experimental evidence that partner choice is a driving force in the payoff distribution among cooperators or mutualists: the cleaner fish case. Ecology Letters 5:130-136.
Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S.(2002) “Parasite distribution on client fish determines cleaner foraging patterns”. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 235:217-222. Download pdf
Grutter, A. S., Deveney, M. R., Whittington, I. D., Lester, R. J. G. (2002) "The cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus affects the capsalid monogenean Benedenia lolo on the labrid fish Hemigymnus melapterus on the Great Barrier Reef". J Fish Biology 60:1098-1108. Download pdf*
Tebbich, S., Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002) "Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus recognise familiar clients". Animal Cognition 5: 139-145.
Grutter, A. S., Murphy, J. and Choat, H. (2003) "Cleaner Fish Drives Local Fish Diversity on Coral Reefs." Current Biology 13: 64-67.
Munday, P.L., Schubert, M., Jones G.P., Caley M.J., Grutter, A.S. (2003) "Skin toxins and external parasitism of coral-dwelling gobies". J. Fish Biol. 63: 1-6. Download pdf*
Grutter, A.S. (2003). "Feeding ecology of the fish ectoparasite, Gnathia sp. (Crustacea: Isopoda), from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and its implications for fish cleaning behaviour." Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 259:295-302. Download pdf
Jones, C., Cribb, T.H., Grutter, A.S. (2003)" Rhipidocotyle labroidei n. sp. (Digenea, Bucephalidae) from Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes) (Labridae)". Zootaxa. 327: 1-5. Download abstract and excerpt
Grutter, A.S., Bshary, R. (2003) "Cleaner fish prefer client mucus: support for partner control mechanisms in cleaning interactions". Proc. Roy. Soc. London B, Biology Letters. Supp. 2. S242-S244.
Jones, C. Grutter, A.S., Cribb, T.H. (2004). "Cleaner fish become hosts: a novel form of parasite transmission". Coral Reefs. 23: 520-521.
Grutter, A.S., Bshary, R. (2004) "Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus diet preferences for different types of mucus and parasitic gnathiid isopods". Animal Behaviour. 68: 583-588.
Becker, J., Grutter, A.S. (2004). "Cleaner Shrimp Do Clean". Coral Reefs. 23: 515-520.
Grutter, A.S. (2004) "Cleaner fish use tactile dancing as pre-conflict management strategy". Current Biology 14: 1080-1083. DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2004.05.048 Download final unpublished version
Grutter,A.S. (2005) "Cleaning mutualism in the sea " In: Marine Parasitology. Ed. K. Rohde, CSIRO publishing, Collingwood, Victoria.
Ostlund-Nilsson, S., Curtis, L., Nilsson, G.E., Grutter, A.S. (2005). "Parasitic isopod Anilocra apogonae, a drag for cardinal fish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus". Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 287:209-216. Download pdf
Jones, C., Grutter, A.S. (2005) Parasitic isopods (Gnathia sp.) reduce haematocrit in captive blackeye thicklip (Labridae) on the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Fish Biology. 66: 860-864. Download pdf*
Grutter, A.S., Glover, S., Bshary, R. (2005) Does client size affect cleaner fish choice of client? An empirical test using client fish models. Journal of Fish Biology. 66: 1748-1752. Download pdf*
McKiernan, J.P., Grutter, A.S., Davies, A.J. (2005) Reproductive and feeding ecology of parasitic gnathiid isopods of epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) with consideration of their role in the transmission of a haemogregarine. International Journal for Parasitology. 35: 19-27.
Becker, J.H.A., Grutter, A.S. (2005). Client-fish ectoparasite loads and cleaner-shrimp hunger levels affect the cleaning behaviour of the cleaner-shrimp Urocaridella sp. c. Animal Behaviour 70(5): 991-996.
Becker, J.H.A., Curtis, L., Grutter, A.S. (2005) Cleaner shrimp use rocking dance to advertise cleaning service to clients. Current Biology. 15(8): 760-764.
Bshary, R., Grutter, A.S. (2005) Punishment and partner switching cause cooperative behaviour in a cleaning mutualism. Biology Letters 1:396-399.
Munoz, G., Grutter, A.S., and Cribb. T.M. (2006) Endoparasite communities of five fish species (Labridae : Cheilininae) from Lizard Island: how important is the ecology and phylogeny of the hosts? Parasitology 132 (3): 363-374. Download proofs
Bshary, R. and Grutter, A. (2006) Image scoring and cooperation in a cleaner fish mutualism. Nature 441: 975-978. Rated on Faculty of 1000 Biology as an exceptional paper.
Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Adlard, R.D., Davies A.J. (2006) Hematozoa of teleosts from Lizard Island, Australia with some comments on their possible modes of transmission. Journal of Parasitology 92(4): 778-788. Download proofs
Floeter, S.R., Vázquez , D.P., Grutter, A.S. (2007) The Macroecology of Marine Cleaning Mutualisms. Journal of Animal Ecology 76: 105-111.
Nagel, L., and Grutter, A.S (2007) Host preference and specialization in Gnathia sp., a common parasitic isopod of coral reef fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 70:497-508. Download pdf*
Jones, C.M and Grutter, A.S (2007) Variation in emergence of parasitic and predatory isopods at Lizard Island , Great Barrier Reef. Marine Biology 150: 919-927
Nilsson GE, Ostlund-Nilsson S, Penfold R, Grutter AS. (2007) From record performance to hypoxia tolerance: respiratory transition in damselfish larvae settling on a coral reef, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B- Biological Sciences 274 (1606): 79-85
Grutter, A.S. and Irving A.D. (2007) Positive interactions in marine ecology. In: Marine Ecology, edited by Connell, SD & Gillanders, BM. Oxford University Press.
Jones CM, Nagel L, Hughes GL, Cribb TH, Grutter AS (2007) Host specificity of two species of Gnathia (Isopoda) determined by DNA sequencing blood meals. International Journal for Parasitology 37: 927-935
Muñoz G., Cribb, T.H.,Grutter, A.S. (2007) Structure of the parasite communities of a coral reef fish assemblage (Labridae): testing ecological and phylogenetic host factors. Journal of Parasitology 93: 17-30
Eckes, M. Siebeck, U., Dove, S., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Ultraviolet suncreens in reef fish mucus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 353: 203-211. Download pdf
Jones, C.M., Miller, T.L., Grutter, A.S. Cribb, T.H. (2008) Naratory stage cymothoid isopods: description, molecular identification and evolution of attachment. International Journal of Parasitology 38: 477-491.
Cheney, K.L., Grutter A.S. & Marshall, N.J. (2008) Facultative mimicry: cues for colour change and colour accuracy in a coral reef fish. Proceedings of Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 275 (1631): 117-122 Download pdf via journal website
Coetzee, M.L., Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., & Davies, A.J. (2008) A new gnathiid (Crustacea : Isopoda) parasitizing two species of requiem sharks from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Journal of Parasitology 94(3): 608-615.
Penfold, R., Grutter, A.S., Kuris, A.M., McCormick M.I., Jones, C.M. (2008) Interactions between Acanthachromis polycanthus and gnathiid ispods- Predation or Parasitism? Marine Ecology Progress Series 357: 111-119.
Grutter, A.S., Pickering, J., McCallum, H., McCormick, M.I. (2008) Impact of micropredatory gnathiid isopods on young coral reef fishes. Coral Reefs 27(3): 655-661. Download pdf
Fogelman, R., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Effects of the juvenile parasitic isopod Anilocra apogonae on the growth and survival of young cardinal fish (Apogonidae). Coral Reefs 27(3): 685-693. Download pdf
Jones, C., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Reef based micropredators affect the growth and survival of recently settled damselfishes. Coral Reefs 27(3): 677-684. Download pdf
Cheney, K.L., Bshary, R., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Cleaner fish cause predators to reduce aggression towards bystanders at cleaning stations. Behavioural Ecology 19: 1063-1067.
Grutter, A.S. (2008) Interactions between gnathiid isopods, cleaner fish, and other fish at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Fish Biology 73: 2094–2109.
Bshary, R., Grutter A.S., Willener A.S., Leimar, O. (2008) Pairs of cooperating cleaner fish provide better service quality than singletons. Nature 455: 964-966.
Cheney, K.L., Grutter, A.S., Blomberg, S.P., Marshall, N.J. (2009) Blue and yellow signal cleaning behavior in coral reef fishes. Current Biology 19:1283-1287.
Coetzee, M.L., Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Davies, A.J. (2009) Gnathia trimaculata n. sp. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae), an ectoparasite found parasitising requiem sharks from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Systematic Parasitology 72: 97-112.
Fogelman, R., Kuris, A., Grutter, A.S. (2009) Parasitic castration of a vertebrate: effect of the cymothoid Anilocra apogonae on the five-lined cardinal fish. International Journal for Parasitology 39: 577-583.
Ferreira, M.L., Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Davies, A.J. (2009) A new species of Gnathia aureusmaculosa n. sp. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae) parasitising teleosts from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Parasitology 95(5):1066-1075.
Davies, A.J., Curtis, L., Grutter, A.S. Smit, N.J. (2009) Suspected viral erythrocytic necrosis (VEN) in a juvenile blackar triggerfish, Rhinecanthis aculeatus (L.), from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Biodiversity Records 2: e149 (Online Publication).
Cheney, K.L., Grutter, A.S., Blomberg, S.P., Marshall, N.J. (2009) blue and yellow signal cleaning behaviour in coral reef fishes. Current Biology 19: 1283-1287.
Raihani, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Bshary, R. (2010) Punishers benefit from third-party punishment in fish. Science 327: 171. (Ranked as a "Must Read" by Faculty1000; http://f1000biology.com)
Grutter, A.S., Cribb. T.H., McCallum, H., Pickering, J., McCormick, M.I. (2010) Effects of parasites on larval and juvenile stages of a coral reef fish. Coral Reefs 29: 31-40.
Grutter, A.S. (In Press) Cleaner Fish. Current Biology.
Farquharson, C., Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Davies, A.J. (in press) Gnathia masca sp. nov. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa.

*This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Fish Biology: complete citation information for the final version of the paper, as published in the print edition of Journal of Fish Biology, is available on the Blackwell Synergy online delivery service, accessible via the journal's website at www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/jfb or www.blackwell-synergy.com

Publications

Grutter, A. S. (1994). "Spatial and temporal variations of the ectoparasites of seven coral reef fish from Lizard Island and Heron Island, Australia", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 115: 21-30. Download pdf

Grutter, A. S. (1995). "The relationship between cleaning rates and ectoparasite loads in coral reef fishes", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 118: 51-58. Download pdf

Grutter, A.S. (1995). "Parasites in the cleaning interactions between Labroides dimidiatus and fish. PhD thesis. James Cook University, Townsville, Qld., Australia.

Grutter, A. S. (1995). "Comparison of methods for sampling ectoparasites from coral reef fishes", J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 46: 897-903. Download pdf

Grutter, A. S. (1996). "Parasite removal rates by the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus", Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 130: 61-70. Download pdf

Grutter, A. S. (1996). "Experimental demonstration of no effect by the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus (Cuvier and Valenciennes) on the host fish Pomacentrus moluccensis (Bleeker)", J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 196: 286-298. Download pdf

Poulin, R., Grutter, A. S., (1996) "Cleaning symbiosis: proximate and adaptive explanations", Bioscience 46(7): 512-517. Download pdf

Grutter, A. S. (1997) "Size-selective predation by the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus", J. Fish Biol. 50: 1303-1308. Download pdf*

Grutter, A. S., (1997) "Spatio-temporal variation and feeding selectivity in the diet of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus", Copeia 1997: 346-355.

Grutter, A. S., (1997) "Effect of the removal of cleaner fish on the abundance and species composition of reef fish" Oecologia 111: 137-143.

Grutter, A. S., Poulin, R. (1998) "Cleaning of coral reef fishes by the wrasse Labroides dimidiatus: ecological and phylogenetic influences", Copeia 1998: 120-127.

Grutter, A. S. (1998). "Intraspecific and interspecific relationships between host size and the abundance of parasitic larval gnathiid isopods on coral reef fish" Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 164: 263-271. Download pdf

Grutter, A.S. (1998). “Habitat-related differences in the abundance of parasites from a coral reef fish: an indication of the movement patterns of Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) (Labridae)”, J. Fish Biol. 53: 49-57. Download pdf*

Grutter, A.S. (1999). “Fish cleaning behaviour in Noumea, New Caledonia”, J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 50(3): 209-212. Download pdf

Grutter, A.S. (1999). “Cleaner fish really do clean”, Nature. 398: 672-673.

Grutter, A.S, Hendrikz, J. (1999). “Diurnal variation in the abundance of parasitic gnathiid isopod larvae on coral reef fish: it's implications in cleaning interactions”, Coral Reefs 18: 187-191.

Grutter, A.S. (1999). “Infestation dynamics of parasitic gnathiid isopod juveniles on a coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus”, Mar. Biol. 135: 545-552.

Losey, G.S., Grutter, A.S., Rosenquist, G., Mahon, J.L., Zamzow, J. (1999). “Cleaning symbiosis: a review”, In: Almada, V.C., Oliveira, R.F., Gonçalves, E.J. (Eds). Behaviour and conservation of littoral fishes. I.S.P.A.: Lisbon, Portugal. 379-395.

Grutter, A. S. (2000). “Ontogenetic variation in the diet of cleaner fish”, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 197: 241-246. Download pdf

Grutter, A. S., Pankhurst, N. J. (2000). “The effects of capture, confinement and ectoparasite load on plasma levels of cortisol, glucose and lactate in the coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus (Labridae)”, J. Fish. Biol. 57: 391-401. Download pdf*

Grutter, A.S., Morgan, J., Adlard, R. (2000). “Characterising parasitic gnathiid isopod species and matching life stages using ribosomal DNA ITS2 sequences”, Mar. Biol. 136: 201-205.

Grutter, A. S., Lester, R. J. G., Greenwood, J. (2000). “Emergence rates from the benthos of the parasitic juveniles of gnathiid isopods” Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 207: 123-127. Download pdf

Grutter, A. S. (2001). “Parasite infection rather than tactile stimulation is the proximate cause of cleaning behaviour in reef fish”, Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. 268: 1361-1365.

Grutter, A. S. (2002). “Cleaning behaviour: from the parasite's perspective”. Parasitology 124 (Supplement): S65-S81.

Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002) “Asymmetric cheating opportunities and partner control in the cleaner fish mutualism” Anim. Behav. 63: 547-555.

Grutter, A. S., H. McCallum, R.J.G. Lester, (2002) “Optimising cleaning behaviour: minimising the costs and maximising ectoparasite removal.” Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.234:257-264. Download pdf

Grutter, A. S. & Lester, R. J. G. (2002) Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus reduce ‘temporary’ parasitic corallanid isopods on the coral reef fish Hemigymnus melapterus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 234: 247–255. Download pdf

Bansemer, C., Grutter, A. S., Poulin (2002) “Geographic variation in the cheating behaviour of the cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus”. Ethology 108: 353-366.

Bshary, R., Grutter, A.S. (2002) "Experimental evidence that partner choice is a driving force in the payoff distribution among cooperators or mutualists: the cleaner fish case. Ecology Letters 5:130-136.

Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S.(2002) “Parasite distribution on client fish determines cleaner foraging patterns”. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 235:217-222. Download pdf

Grutter, A. S., Deveney, M. R., Whittington, I. D., Lester, R. J. G. (2002) "The cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus affects the capsalid monogenean Benedenia lolo on the labrid fish Hemigymnus melapterus on the Great Barrier Reef". J Fish Biology 60:1098-1108. Download pdf*

Tebbich, S., Bshary, R., Grutter, A. S. (2002) "Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus recognise familiar clients". Animal Cognition 5: 139-145.

Grutter, A. S., Murphy, J. and Choat, H. (2003) "Cleaner Fish Drives Local Fish Diversity on Coral Reefs." Current Biology 13: 64-67.

Munday, P.L., Schubert, M., Jones G.P., Caley M.J., Grutter, A.S. (2003) "Skin toxins and external parasitism of coral-dwelling gobies". J. Fish Biol. 63: 1-6. Download pdf*

Grutter, A.S. (2003). "Feeding ecology of the fish ectoparasite, Gnathia sp. (Crustacea: Isopoda), from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and its implications for fish cleaning behaviour." Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 259:295-302. Download pdf

Jones, C., Cribb, T.H., Grutter, A.S. (2003)" Rhipidocotyle labroidei n. sp. (Digenea, Bucephalidae) from Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes) (Labridae)". Zootaxa. 327: 1-5. Download abstract and excerpt

Grutter, A.S., Bshary, R. (2003) "Cleaner fish prefer client mucus: support for partner control mechanisms in cleaning interactions". Proc. Roy. Soc. London B, Biology Letters. Supp. 2. S242-S244.

Jones, C. Grutter, A.S., Cribb, T.H. (2004). "Cleaner fish become hosts: a novel form of parasite transmission". Coral Reefs. 23: 520-521.

Grutter, A.S., Bshary, R. (2004) "Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus diet preferences for different types of mucus and parasitic gnathiid isopods". Animal Behaviour. 68: 583-588.

Becker, J., Grutter, A.S. (2004). "Cleaner Shrimp Do Clean". Coral Reefs. 23: 515-520.

Grutter, A.S. (2004) "Cleaner fish use tactile dancing as pre-conflict management strategy". Current Biology 14: 1080-1083. DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2004.05.048 Download final unpublished version

Grutter,A.S. (2005) "Cleaning mutualism in the sea " In: Marine Parasitology. Ed. K. Rohde, CSIRO publishing, Collingwood, Victoria.

Ostlund-Nilsson, S., Curtis, L., Nilsson, G.E., Grutter, A.S. (2005). "Parasitic isopod Anilocra apogonae, a drag for cardinal fish Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus". Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 287:209-216. Download pdf

Jones, C., Grutter, A.S. (2005) Parasitic isopods (Gnathia sp.) reduce haematocrit in captive blackeye thicklip (Labridae) on the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Fish Biology. 66: 860-864. Download pdf*

Grutter, A.S., Glover, S., Bshary, R. (2005) Does client size affect cleaner fish choice of client? An empirical test using client fish models. Journal of Fish Biology. 66: 1748-1752. Download pdf*

McKiernan, J.P., Grutter, A.S., Davies, A.J. (2005) Reproductive and feeding ecology of parasitic gnathiid isopods of epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) with consideration of their role in the transmission of a haemogregarine. International Journal for Parasitology. 35: 19-27.

Becker, J.H.A., Grutter, A.S. (2005). Client-fish ectoparasite loads and cleaner-shrimp hunger levels affect the cleaning behaviour of the cleaner-shrimp Urocaridella sp. c. Animal Behaviour 70(5): 991-996.

Becker, J.H.A., Curtis, L., Grutter, A.S. (2005) Cleaner shrimp use rocking dance to advertise cleaning service to clients. Current Biology. 15(8): 760-764.

Bshary, R., Grutter, A.S. (2005) Punishment and partner switching cause cooperative behaviour in a cleaning mutualism. Biology Letters 1:396-399.

Munoz, G., Grutter, A.S., and Cribb. T.M. (2006) Endoparasite communities of five fish species (Labridae : Cheilininae) from Lizard Island: how important is the ecology and phylogeny of the hosts? Parasitology 132 (3): 363-374. Download proofs

Bshary, R. and Grutter, A. (2006) Image scoring and cooperation in a cleaner fish mutualism. Nature 441: 975-978. Rated on Faculty of 1000 Biology as an exceptional paper.

Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Adlard, R.D., Davies A.J. (2006) Hematozoa of teleosts from Lizard Island, Australia with some comments on their possible modes of transmission. Journal of Parasitology 92(4): 778-788. Download proofs

Floeter, S.R., Vázquez , D.P., Grutter, A.S. (2007) The Macroecology of Marine Cleaning Mutualisms. Journal of Animal Ecology 76: 105-111.

Nagel, L., and Grutter, A.S (2007) Host preference and specialization in Gnathia sp., a common parasitic isopod of coral reef fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 70:497-508. Download pdf*

Jones, C.M and Grutter, A.S (2007) Variation in emergence of parasitic and predatory isopods at Lizard Island , Great Barrier Reef. Marine Biology 150: 919-927

Nilsson GE, Ostlund-Nilsson S, Penfold R, Grutter AS. (2007) From record performance to hypoxia tolerance: respiratory transition in damselfish larvae settling on a coral reef, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B- Biological Sciences 274 (1606): 79-85

Grutter, A.S. and Irving A.D. (2007) Positive interactions in marine ecology. In: Marine Ecology, edited by Connell, SD & Gillanders, BM. Oxford University Press.

Jones CM, Nagel L, Hughes GL, Cribb TH, Grutter AS (2007) Host specificity of two species of Gnathia (Isopoda) determined by DNA sequencing blood meals. International Journal for Parasitology 37: 927-935

Muñoz G., Cribb, T.H.,Grutter, A.S. (2007) Structure of the parasite communities of a coral reef fish assemblage (Labridae): testing ecological and phylogenetic host factors. Journal of Parasitology 93: 17-30

Eckes, M. Siebeck, U., Dove, S., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Ultraviolet suncreens in reef fish mucus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 353: 203-211. Download pdf

Jones, C.M., Miller, T.L., Grutter, A.S. Cribb, T.H. (2008) Naratory stage cymothoid isopods: description, molecular identification and evolution of attachment. International Journal of Parasitology 38: 477-491.

Cheney, K.L., Grutter A.S. & Marshall, N.J. (2008) Facultative mimicry: cues for colour change and colour accuracy in a coral reef fish. Proceedings of Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 275 (1631): 117-122 Download pdf via journal website

Coetzee, M.L., Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., & Davies, A.J. (2008) A new gnathiid (Crustacea : Isopoda) parasitizing two species of requiem sharks from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Journal of Parasitology 94(3): 608-615.

Penfold, R., Grutter, A.S., Kuris, A.M., McCormick M.I., Jones, C.M. (2008) Interactions between Acanthachromis polycanthus and gnathiid ispods- Predation or Parasitism? Marine Ecology Progress Series 357: 111-119.

Grutter, A.S., Pickering, J., McCallum, H., McCormick, M.I. (2008) Impact of micropredatory gnathiid isopods on young coral reef fishes. Coral Reefs 27(3): 655-661. Download pdf

Fogelman, R., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Effects of the juvenile parasitic isopod Anilocra apogonae on the growth and survival of young cardinal fish (Apogonidae). Coral Reefs 27(3): 685-693. Download pdf

Jones, C., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Reef based micropredators affect the growth and survival of recently settled damselfishes. Coral Reefs 27(3): 677-684. Download pdf

Cheney, K.L., Bshary, R., Grutter, A.S. (2008) Cleaner fish cause predators to reduce aggression towards bystanders at cleaning stations. Behavioural Ecology 19: 1063-1067.

Grutter, A.S. (2008) Interactions between gnathiid isopods, cleaner fish, and other fish at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Fish Biology 73: 2094–2109.

Bshary, R., Grutter A.S., Willener A.S., Leimar, O. (2008) Pairs of cooperating cleaner fish provide better service quality than singletons. Nature 455: 964-966.

Cheney, K.L., Grutter, A.S., Blomberg, S.P., Marshall, N.J. (2009) Blue and yellow signal cleaning behavior in coral reef fishes. Current Biology 19:1283-1287.

Coetzee, M.L., Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Davies, A.J. (2009) Gnathia trimaculata n. sp. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae), an ectoparasite found parasitising requiem sharks from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Systematic Parasitology 72: 97-112.

Fogelman, R., Kuris, A., Grutter, A.S. (2009) Parasitic castration of a vertebrate: effect of the cymothoid Anilocra apogonae on the five-lined cardinal fish. International Journal for Parasitology 39: 577-583.

Ferreira, M.L., Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Davies, A.J. (2009) A new species of Gnathia aureusmaculosa n. sp. (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathiidae) parasitising teleosts from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Parasitology 95(5):1066-1075.

Davies, A.J., Curtis, L., Grutter, A.S. Smit, N.J. (2009) Suspected viral erythrocytic necrosis (VEN) in a juvenile blackar triggerfish, Rhinecanthis aculeatus (L.), from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Biodiversity Records 2: e149 (Online Publication).

Cheney, K.L., Grutter, A.S., Blomberg, S.P., Marshall, N.J. (2009) blue and yellow signal cleaning behaviour in coral reef fishes. Current Biology 19: 1283-1287.

Raihani, N.J., Grutter, A.S., Bshary, R. (2010) Punishers benefit from third-party punishment in fish. Science 327: 171. (Ranked as a "Must Read" by Faculty1000; http://f1000biology.com)

Grutter, A.S., Cribb. T.H., McCallum, H., Pickering, J., McCormick, M.I. (2010) Effects of parasites on larval and juvenile stages of a coral reef fish. Coral Reefs 29: 31-40.

Grutter, A.S. (In Press) Cleaner Fish. Current Biology.