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Drilling localization on bivalve prey by Octopus rubescens Bery, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)
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Anderson, RC, Sinn, DL and Mather, JA 2008
, 'Drilling localization on bivalve prey by Octopus rubescens Bery, 1953 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)'
, The Veliger, vol. 50, no. 4
, pp. 326-328
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Abstract
An examination of 171 shells of clams (Venerupis philippinarum (Adams & Reeve, 1850))
eaten by Octopus rubescens Berry, 1953 showed that holes in them were drilled by the octopuses preferentially
(64.3%) in adductor muscle scar areas (anterior or posterior), which together comprised only 6% of the total shell
area.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Authors/Creators: | Anderson, RC and Sinn, DL and Mather, JA |
| Keywords: | octopus, drill holes, bivalves, adductor muscles |
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Veliger |
| ISSN: | 0042-3211 |
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