Behaving in the dark: Locomotor, chromatic, postural, and bioluminescent behaviors of the deep-sea squid Octopoteuthis deletron young 1972

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-22

  Bush, Stephanie L ^a,b   Robison, Bruce H ^b   Caldwell, Roy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; CEPHALOPOD; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; DARK; DEEP SEA; LOCOMOTION; VISUAL CUE;

CEPHALOPODA; OCTOPOTEUTHIS DELETRON;

EID: 60849123136     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv216n1p7     Document Type: Article

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