Non-invasive study of Octopus vulgaris arm morphology using ultrasound

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 3727-3731

  Margheri, Laura ^a   Ponte, Giovanna ^b   Mazzolai, Barbara ^c   Laschi, Cecilia ^a   Fiorito, Graziano ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arm; Echo intensity; Morphology; Octopus; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARM; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE; OCTOPUS;

ANIMALS; MUSCLES; OCTOPODIFORMES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS;

EID: 80054989257     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.057323     Document Type: Article

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