Fig. 2

Behavioural responses from interaction trials between the cleaner L. dimidiatus and client A. leucosternon. a proportion of time interacting (in seconds), b proportion of interactions started by cleaners, c client posing display ratio, d proportion of time spent in tactile stimulation (in seconds), e number of client jolts per 100 s interaction, f mean interaction duration (in seconds). (*) define significance based on post hoc tests (p < 0.05). Additional details of associated tests are found in Additional file 1: Table S3b-c