Continuous Inking Affects the Biological and Biochemical Responses of Cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis

Several marine mollusks, including cephalopods (cuttlefish, squid, and octopus) and gastropods (e.g., sea hares), can release a colored ink secretion when chased by predators or stimulated. Ink release is part of a defensive response, but the threshold for the biochemical responses caused by stimula...

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Main Authors: Maowang Jiang, Chenxi Zhao, Runxuan Yan, Jianping Li, Weiwei Song, Ruibing Peng, Qingxi Han, Xiamin Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.01429/full