Hiding in Plain Sight: Evidence of Echeneidae Cloacal and Gill Diving Behavior in Manta Ray Hosts.

Yeager EA, Pate J, Stevens GMW, Turffs B, Macdonald C

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.73548
Published: 2026 May
Container: Ecology and evolution
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@article{allodium:10.1002/ece3.73548,
  title = {Hiding in Plain Sight: Evidence of Echeneidae Cloacal and Gill Diving Behavior in Manta Ray Hosts.},
  author = {Yeager EA and Pate J and Stevens GMW and Turffs B and Macdonald C},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Ecology and evolution},
  doi = {10.1002/ece3.73548},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73548}
}

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TI  - Hiding in Plain Sight: Evidence of Echeneidae Cloacal and Gill Diving Behavior in Manta Ray Hosts.
AU  - Yeager EA
AU  - Pate J
AU  - Stevens GMW
AU  - Turffs B
AU  - Macdonald C
PY  - 2026
JO  - Ecology and evolution
DO  - 10.1002/ece3.73548
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EA, Y., J, P., GMW, S., B, T., & C, M. (2026). Hiding in Plain Sight: Evidence of Echeneidae Cloacal and Gill Diving Behavior in Manta Ray Hosts.. Ecology and evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73548

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