COURTSHIP AND MATING BY A CORAL REEF OCTOPUS (O. HORRIDUS)
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- 1 January 1962
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 138 (1) , 157-162
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1962.tb05693.x
Abstract
A description of the courtship and mating of a pair of octopuses as observed in the sea. The significant point is the showing by the male of a vertical pattern of stripes, particularly marked on the side of the arms and body directed towards the female.Keywords
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