Octopuses Have a Secret Sex Chromosome – and It’s Older Than Dinosaurs
New research at the UO reveals that they have been using one that has existed for 480 million years. The octopus has just revealed another secret: what determines its sex. Researchers at the University of Oregon have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus.
The neurons in the octopus's arms are concentrated along an axial nerve cord that undulates down the length of each arm, with ...
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Cephalopods; Aliens From Earth ¦ Random ThursdayCephalopods like octopus, squid, and cuttlefish seem to be as alien as any alien creature from a sci-fi movie, and it's fun to speculate that they could be aliens from another planet. But could ...
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According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, octopuses poop from their siphon or funnel, a large, tube-like structure they also ...
Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...
Dive biologist and leading expert on cephalopod behavior Roger Hanlon will be the guest speaker at the Marine Biological Laboratory’s Falmouth Forum on Friday, February 7. Start time is 7:30 ...
Coleoid cephalopods (octopus, squid and cuttlefish) are unable to thermoregulate and rely on their environment to maintain internal temperatures. A new study, led by researchers at the University of ...
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