Octopus mimicking its follower reef fish

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 185-190

  Krajewski, J P ^a,b   Bonaldo, R M ^b   Sazima, C ^a   Sazima, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cephalopholis fulva; Fernando de Noronha Archipelago; Foraging association; Octopus insularis; Social mimicry

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MIMICRY; PERCIFORM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; FERNANDO DE NORONHA; PERNAMBUCO; SOUTH AMERICA;

CEPHALOPHOLIS FULVA; EPINEPHELINAE; OCTOPUS;

EID: 61749085757     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930802450965     Document Type: Article

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