With their large brains, elaborate sense organs and complex behaviour, cephalopods are
among the world's most highly evolved invertebrates. This second edition summarises the …

A comprehensive survey of the octopus fauna around the Americas is presented to facilitate
and accelerate the assessment of a full understanding of American octopus biodiversity …

The genus Octopus has been treated as a “catch all” taxon because many species have
morphological similarities. To investigate the taxonomic status of the Octopus species in the …

The tropical Octopus insularis is a shallow-water species widely distributed in the western
Atlantic. Recent studies of niche models have identified suitable habitats for its settlement …

Coastal marine ecosystems are highly productive and important for global fisheries. To
mitigate over exploitation and to establish efficient conservation management plans for …

Octopus insularis inhabits shallow waters along the coast and oceanic islands of
northeastern Brazil, where it is the main target of commercial fishing of octopuses. This study …

Octopus insularis is a benthic octopod from the tropical and subtropical Western Atlantic
Ocean that inhabits semi‐permanent “dens”(small crevices) in hard substrate. We used …

A predator's choice of prey can be affected by many factors. We evaluated various
influences on population dietary composition, individual specialization and size of prey in …

Octopus insularis is the most important octopus commercially fished in northeastern Brazil.
Its reproductive dynamics were studied in order to contribute to the biological basis for its …

Octopus insularis is an active and opportunistic predator, its diet depends on the habitat in
which it develops and the abundance and distribution of the species it preys on. Despite its …