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COURTSHIP AND MATING BY A CORAL REEF OCTOPUS ( O. HORRIDUS )
Author(s) -
YOUNG J. Z.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1962.tb05693.x
Subject(s) - courtship , octopus (software) , mating , biology , coral reef , courtship display , zoology , fishery , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics
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.