Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish: A Visual, Scientific Guide to the Oceans' Most Advanced Invertebrates...

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Roger Hanlon Mike Vecchione

Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish

A Visual, Scientific Guide to the Oceans' Most Advanced Invertebrates

Roger Hanlon, Mike Vecchione, Louise Allcock

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University of Chicago Press
31 October 2018

Encyclopaedias & reference works; Mathematics & Sciences; Marine biology; Oceanography (seas); Wildlife: aquatic creatures

"""Cephalopods are often misunderstood creatures. Three biologists set the record straight.""--Science News

Largely shell-less relatives of clams and snails, the marine mollusks in the class Cephalopoda--Greek for ""head-foot""--are colorful creatures of many-armed dexterity, often inky self-defense, and highly evolved cognition. They are capable of learning, of retaining information--and of rapid decision-making to avoid predators and find prey. They have eyes and senses rivaling those of vertebrates like birds and fishes, they morph texture and body shape, and they change color faster than a chameleon. In short, they captivate us.

From the long-armed mimic octopus--able to imitate the appearance of swimming flounders and soles--to the aptly named flamboyant cuttlefish, whose undulating waves of color rival the graphic displays of any LCD screen, there are more than seven hundred species of cephalopod. Featuring a selection of species profiles, Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish reveals the evolution, anatomy, life history, behaviors, and relationships of these spellbinding animals. Their existence proves that intelligence can develop in very different ways: not only are cephalopods unusually large-brained invertebrates, they also carry two-thirds of their neurons in their arms.

A treasure trove of scientific fact and visual explanation, this worldwide illustrated guide to cephalopods offers a comprehensive review of these fascinating and mysterious underwater invertebrates--from the lone hunting of the octopus, to the social squid, and the prismatic skin signaling of the cuttlefish."

By: Roger Hanlon, Mike Vecchione, Louise Allcock
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 218mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 1.043kg
ISBN: 9780226459561
ISBN 10: 022645956X
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 31 October 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roger Hanlon is a senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Brown University. He is coauthor of Cephalopod Behavior. Mike Vecchione is director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries National Systematics Laboratory and an adjunct faculty member at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Louise Allcock is a lecturer in zoology at the National University of Ireland, Galway, president of the Cephalopod International Advisory Council, and coordinator of the International Union for Conservation of Nature red data list for Cephalopoda.

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Cephalopods are often misunderstood creatures. Three biologists set the record straight on the behaviors and evolution of these invertebrates of the sea. -- Science News