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The behaviour of Loligo opalescens (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) as observed by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2000

James C. Hunt ,
Louis D. Zeidberg ,
William M. Hamner  and
Bruce H Robison
James C. Hunt
Affiliation:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA, USA Japan Marine Science & Technology Center, Marine Ecosystems Research Department, 2–15 Natsushima Cho, Yokosuka 237, Japan, E-mail: james@jamstec.go.jp
Louis D. Zeidberg
Affiliation:
University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Organismic Biology, Ecology, and Evolution, 621 Circle Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, USA
William M. Hamner
Affiliation:
University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Organismic Biology, Ecology, and Evolution, 621 Circle Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Bruce H Robison
Affiliation:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA, USA
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Abstract

The behaviour of Loligo opalescens as observed by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was analysed. Thirty-nine behavioural components were identified and classed into four categories: chromatic, postural, locomotory, and inking. The frequency with which components were expressed was correlated to whether or not an individual was schooling, shoaling, alone with the ROV, or in the presence of other species. Behaviours observed were compared to those reported for other Loligo species. Observations of schooling and feeding behaviour, and reactions to other species are included.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 80 , Issue 5 , October 2000 , pp. 873 - 883
Copyright
2000 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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