Maturation trade-offs in octopus females and their progeny: energy, digestion and defence indicators

Sexual maturation and reproduction influence the status of a number of physiological processes and consequently the ecology and behaviour of cephalopods. Using Octopus mimus as a study model, the present work was focused in the changes in biochemical compound and activity that take place during gona...

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Main Authors: Alberto Olivares, Gabriela Rodríguez-Fuentes, Maite Mascaró, Ariadna Sanchez Arteaga, Karen Ortega, Claudia Caamal Monsreal, Nelly Tremblay, Carlos Rosas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6618.pdf