Methods of attack byOctopus dofleini(Wulker) on captured Bivalve and gastropod prey
作者:
E. B. Hartwick,
G. Thorarinsson,
L. Tulloch,
期刊:
Marine Behaviour and Physiology
(Taylor Available online 1978)
卷期:
Volume 5,
issue 3
页码: 193-200
ISSN:0091-181X
年代: 1978
DOI:10.1080/10236247809378535
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Shells found around the dens ofOctopus dofleiniwere examined for indications of handling methods used by the predators. The octopus attacks gastropod and bivalve prey by drilling, breaking and pulling apart. The size of the prey does not seem to determine the method of attack and the size of the predator also did not seem to be a significant determinant although small octopuses drilled more often than expected. The method of attack appears to be dependent on the nature of the shell and likely on the previous experience of the octopus.
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