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Unique arm-flapping behavior of the pharaoh cuttlefish, Sepia pharaonis: putative mimicry of a hermit crab

Cephalopods are able to control their arms sophisticatedly and use them for various behaviors, such as camouflage, startling predators and hunting prey. Here, we report a previously undescribed arm-flapping behavior of the pharaoh cuttlefish, Sepia pharaonis, observed in captivity. S. pharaonis rais...

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Autores principales: Okamoto, Kohei, Yasumuro, Haruhiko, Mori, Akira, Ikeda, Yuzuru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5711991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29225406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10164-017-0519-7