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

dc.contributor.author	Caldwell, Roy L.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-09-24T19:22:00Z
dc.date.available	2012-09-24T19:22:00Z
dc.date.issued	2005-01
dc.description.abstract	There 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.
dc.format.extent	4 pages
dc.identifier.citation	Caldwell 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.issn	0030-8870
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/24161
dc.language.iso	en-US
dc.publisher	University of Hawaii Press
dc.relation.ispartofseries	vol. 59, no. 1
dc.subject.lcsh	Octopuses--Defenses.
dc.subject.lcsh	Octopuses--Predators of.
dc.subject.lcsh	Green turtle.
dc.subject.lcsh	Natural history--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcsh	Science--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcsh	Natural history--Pacific Area--Periodicals.
dc.title	An observation of inking behavior protecting adult octopus bocki from predation by green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings
dc.type	Article
dc.type.dcmi	Text
local.identifier.callnumber	QH1 .P33

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