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The Eye of the Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Octopus vulgaris, well-known from temperate waters of the Mediterranean Sea and a well-cited model species among the cephalopods, has large eyes with which it scans its environment actively and which allow the organism to discriminate objects easily.
Frederike D. Hanke, Almut Kelber
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The Pupillary Response of the Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Cephalopods have very conspicuous eyes that are often compared to fish eyes. However, in contrast to many fish, the eyes of cephalopods possess mobile pupils. To increase the knowledge of pupillary and thus visual function in cephalopods, the dynamics of the pupil of one of the model species among cephalopods, the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), was
Cecilia Soto +3 more
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Stiva Cave: A New Discover Of Prehistoric Hominid Underwater Cave
JGEET: Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment and Technology, 2017 Stiva Cave is an underwater cave (15,3 m below recent sea level), which located in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. Nusa Penida is a Karst landscape island in southern Bali Island.
Danni Gathot Harbowo +3 more
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eLife, 2023 Here, we present the first analysis of the connectome of a small volume of the Octopus vulgaris vertical lobe (VL), a brain structure mediating the acquisition of long-term memory in this behaviorally advanced mollusk.
Flavie Bidel +12 more
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Control of zootechnology leads to improved Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis, L.) reproduction performance up to pre-industrial levels [PDF]
, 2020 Cephalopods are gaining momentum as an alternate group for aquaculture species diversification, not only because they are a good food source (highly appreciated in some worldwide markets) but they also have the potential to quickly reach a market size ...
Alves, Alexandra +8 more
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EMBO reports, 2011 Being attacked by an octopus gives the opportunity to marvel at how convergent evolution created similar organs and senses in cephalopod and man.
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An Octopus-Derived Peptide with Antidiuretic Activity in Rats
Marine Drugs, 2022 Discovering new drug candidates with high efficacy and few side effects is a major challenge in new drug development. The two evolutionarily related peptides oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are known to be associated with a variety of ...
Ye-Ji Kim +6 more
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Current Biology, 2016 It does not happen often that a zoology class turns emotional, but I recall vividly how a film we were shown as undergrads, a production of the notoriously unromantic German Institut fur Film und Wissenschaft, left us with an eerie sense of wonder and sadness. The subject was the life cycle of the octopus, and a female was being observed in an aquarium
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Cannibalistic behavior of octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the wild. [PDF]
Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2014 The first description of cannibalism in wild adult Octopus vulgaris is presented from 3 observations made in the Ría de Vigo (NW Spain), which were filmed by scuba divers. These records document common traits in cannibalistic behavior: (a) it was intercohort cannibalism; (b) attacks were made by both males and females; (c) in 2 of the records, the prey
Jorge Hernández-Urcera +6 more
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Ilmu Kelautan, 2021 As per the FAO data, octopus identification is very limited in the species level at world fishery and also they are cryptic nature. On the other hand, Indonesia is one of the top ten highest octopus exporters.
Nenik Kholilah +2 more
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