Solitary spawning revealed - an in situ observation of spawning behaviour of Doryteuthis (Amerigo) gahi (d'Orbigny, 1835 in 1834-1847) (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in the Falkland Islands

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 44, Issue 33-34, 2010, Pages 2041-2047

  Brown, J ^a   Laptikhovsky, V ^a   Dimmlich, W ^a  

^a SHALLOW MARINE SURVEYS GROUP   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

Author keywords

Doryteuthis gahi; Falkland Islands; Spawning

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CEPHALOPOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPAWNING GROUND;

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS);

CEPHALOPODA; LESSONIA TRABECULATA; LOLIGINIDAE; LOLIGO;

EID: 77955108835     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.481054     Document Type: Article

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