| Literature DB >> 16355206 |
Brad A Seibel1, Bruce H Robison, Steven H D Haddock.
Abstract
Gonatus onyx is one of the most abundant cephalopods in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and is an important prey species for a variety of vertebrate predators, but a full understanding of its life history has been hampered because spawning occurs at great depths, where observation is difficult. Here we describe post-spawning egg care, or brooding, in this deep-sea squid. Our finding is unexpected because this behaviour differs from the reproductive habits of all other known squid species.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16355206 DOI: 10.1038/438929a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962