Juvenile cleaner fish can socially learn the consequences of cheating

Cleaner fish can cheat clients for higher rewards but this comes with a risk of punishment. Here, Truskanov et al. show that juvenile cleaner fish can learn by observing adults to behave more cooperatively themselves but also to prefer clients that are more tolerant to cheating.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Noa Truskanov, Yasmin Emery, Redouan Bshary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14712-3