An observation of inking behavior protecting adult octopus bocki from predation by green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings

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dc.contributor.authorCaldwell, Roy L.
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-24T19:22:00Z
dc.date.available2012-09-24T19:22:00Z
dc.date.issued2005-01
dc.description.abstractThere have been few studies that demonstrate a protective function of inking behavior of cephalopods. In this paper I report the use of ink pseudomorphs by adult Octopus bocki against predatory attacks from green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings. Turtles that attacked ink pseudomorphs ceased predation attempts whereas naive turtles attacked and ingested octopuses.
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dc.identifier.citationCaldwell RL. An observation of inking behavior protecting adult octopus bocki from predation by green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings. Pac Sci 59(1): 69-72.
dc.identifier.issn0030-8870
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/24161
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvol. 59, no. 1
dc.subject.lcshOctopuses--Defenses.
dc.subject.lcshOctopuses--Predators of.
dc.subject.lcshGreen turtle.
dc.subject.lcshNatural history--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshScience--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshNatural history--Pacific Area--Periodicals.
dc.titleAn observation of inking behavior protecting adult octopus bocki from predation by green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings
dc.typeArticle
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local.identifier.callnumberQH1 .P33

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