Mating behavior of Abdopus aculeatus (d'Orbigny 1834) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) in the wild

Marine Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 353-362

  Huffard, Christine L ^a,b   Caldwell, Roy L ^a   Boneka, Farnis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SAM RATULANGI UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOPOD; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATE CHOICE; MATE GUARDING; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SNEAK COPULATION; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; OCTOPODIDAE; OCTOPUS;

EID: 41849095953     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-0930-2     Document Type: Article

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