A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopuses of Australasia
โ Scribed by Amanda Louise Reid, Mark Douglas Norman
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing, Gould League
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 97
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Subjects
Cephalopoda -- Australasia -- Identification;Cuttlefish -- Australasia -- Identification;Octopuses -- Australasia -- Identification;Squids -- Australasia -- Identification;Ceฬphalopodes -- Australasie -- Identification;Ceฬphalopodes -- Distribution geฬographique -- Australasie;Cephalopoda;Cuttlefish;Octopuses;Squids;Australasia
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introducing the Cephalopods; CHAPTER ONE CEPHALOPOD ANATOMY; Advanced Invertebrates; Inside the Cephalopod; Emperor Nautilus; Giant Pacific Octopus; Pharaoh Cuttlefish; Bigfin Squid; Japanese Flying Squid; Rough Glass Squid; CHAPTER TWO PHYLOGENY & EVOL
<div><b>"Cephalopods are often misunderstood creatures. Three biologists set the record straight."โ<i>Science News</i></b><br> <br> Largely shell-less relatives of clams and snails, the marine mollusks in the class CephalopodaโGreek for โhead-footโโare colorful creatures of many-armed dexterity, oft
Evolution -- Anatomy -- Peculiar life history -- Behavior, cognition and intelligence -- Octopus, squid, cuttlefish and humans
<span>Cephalopods (octopus, squid, cuttlefish) are among the most intelligent invertebrates, with highly developed nervous systems which provide excellent model systems for investigating basic questions in neuroscience. Within the last five years, many of the powerful techniques of molecular biology