Field observations of mating in Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 and Amphioctopus marginatus (Taki, 1964) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)

Molluscan Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-86

  Huffard, Christine L ^a   Godfrey Smith, Peter ^b  

^a Conservation International Indonesia ^*  (Indonesia)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile tissue; Hectocotylus; Inter sexual aggression; Mating behavior; Mating display; Morpohology; Muscular hydrostat; Spermatophore transfer

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPODA; OCTOPODIDAE; OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS TETRICUS; OCYTHOE;

EID: 84855242593     PISSN: 13235818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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