An integration of historical records and genetic data to the assessment of global distribution and population structure in Octopus vulgaris

The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797) is one of the most widely distributed species belonging to the genus Octopus as well as an important commercially harvested species and a model organism for behavioral biology of invertebrates. It has been described for the first time in the Mediter...

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Main Authors: Daniele eDe Luca, GAETANO eCATANESE, Gabriele eProcaccini, Graziano eFiorito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2014.00055/full