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Cephalopod dynamic camouflage [PDF]
Current Biology, 2007 Everyone knows what camouflage is and how it works. And many people (some scientists included) think chameleons are the masters of color change. Wrong on both counts. In this primer, I provide an overview of recent work on the mechanisms and principles of rapid adaptive camouflage of cephalopods — octopus, cuttlefish and squids.
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Mollusk freaks: New teratological cases on marine mollusks from the south pacific ocean [PDF]
, 2018 Indexación: Scopus.The present study provides new documented cases of abnormalities on chitons (hypomerism and coalescence of shell plates), in addition to four new cases on keyhole limpets (closed apical opening), and one new teratologic case on ...
Ibáñez, C.M. +3 more
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First record of the swordtip squid, Loligo edulis Hoyle, 1885 from the north-west coast of India [PDF]
, 2013 Cephalopods are caught mainly as bycatch in the bottom trawl and due to the growing demand for cephalopods in the international market; they are exploited all along the Indian coast and stands second in the all India production.
Mhadgut, Bala, Sundaram, Sujit
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Anisakiasis in italy: analysis of hospital discharge records in the years 2005-2015 [PDF]
, 2018 Background Anisakiasis is a fish-borne zoonosis caused by the ingestion of marine food infected with Anisakis third-stage larvae, widespread marine parasitic nematodes. Gastrointestinal and/ or allergic clinical signs and symptoms are not specific. While
Cavallero, Serena +5 more
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Cephalopods in Mauritanian Waters
, 2017 A total of 16,036 cephalopods belonging to 48 species were caught on the Mauritanian continental shelf and slope, between 80 and 2000 m depth, in November–December of 2007–2010 during the joint Spanish-Mauritanian surveys . Samples were collected using a commercial bottom trawl . Ommastrephidae was the most abundant family (71.1%) in number and weight.
Rocha, F. (Francisco) +3 more
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New information from fish diets on the importance of glassy flying squid (Hyaloteuthis pelagica) (Teuthoidea: Ommastrephidae) in the epipelagic cephalopod community of the tropical Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
, 2007 Squids of the family Ommastrephidae are a vital part of marine food webs and support major fisheries around the world. They are widely distributed in the open ocean, where they are among the most abundant in number and biomass of nektonic epipelagic ...
Cherel, Yves +5 more
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Reconstructing discards profiles of unreported catches [PDF]
, 2018 In Portugal it has been estimated that unreported catches represent one third of total catches. Herein, information on landings and total unreported catches (discards) by commercial métier were disaggregated into high taxonomic detail using published ...
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Diet composition of fish species from the southern continental shelf of Colombia [PDF]
, 2002 The diet composition of 30 fish species belonging to 16 families from the Pacific Coast of Colombia is described. Benthic crustaceans (37.5%) and bony fishes (23.7%, chiefly demersal) were the most important food items for the fish species analyzed. Data
Arcila, C.A.T., Lopez-Peralta, R.H.
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceUnderstanding the foraging preference of cetaceans is crucial for assessing their role as apex predators and indicators of marine ecosystem health. Using stable isotope analysis, we investigated trophic niche differentiation and foraging plasticity in ...
Christine H. Jackson +5 more
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Utilization of trawl bycatch in Gujarat (India) [PDF]
, 2004 Bycatch from trawlers forms a signifi cant quantity of the total marine fi sh landings along the northwest coast of India, particularly in the state of Gujarat, which contributes about 23 percent of the total marine fi sh landings in the country.
Badonia, R. +3 more
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