Visual discrimination testing in the squid Todarodes pacificus: experimental evidence for lack of color vision

Applied Ecophysiology: An Integrative Form to Know How Culture Environment Modulates the Performance of Aquatic Species from an Energetic Point of View

“…Rearing is defined as the development of juveniles from an egg or paralarva with the ability to reach a second stage (Boletzky, 2003). Many cephalopods have been subject of several studies in captivity intended to investigate behavioural aspects (Hanlon & Wolterding, 1989;Hochner et al, 2006), used as models in neurophysiology studies (Flores, 1983;Wollesen et al, 2009), in predator-prey relationships (Villanueva, 1993;Scheel, 2002;Smith, 2003) or to provide live specimens for aquariums (Summer & McMahon, 1970;Bradley, 1974;Anderson & Wood, 2001). In the last years, many studies related with octopus and sepia culture have been putting in evidence the increased interest in their culture (for reviews see) (Sykes et al, 2006;Iglesias et al, 2007;Uriarte et al, 2011).…”

Perspectives in malacology

“…Other components of the squid nervous system are becoming prominent research objects, including the giant synapse as a model for studying mechanisms of synaptic transmission at the molecular level (Charlton, et al, 1982); the vertebrate-like eye for physiological and biochemical studies (Messenger, 1981); the statocysts, best developed of all invertebrates (Budelmann, 1979;Colmers, et al, 1983); the chromatophores for unique functional morphology and physiology (Hanlon, 1982;Packard, 1982). Learning and behavior studies also have begun on squid (Flores, 1983).…”

Current Status and Bottle Neck of Octopod Aquaculture: The Case of American Species

“…Their fishery has been steadily decreasing since the 1990s, which has led to increase in the demand for octopuses and thus the technological‐scientific efforts to culture them from egg or paralarva up to a second stage (Boletzky and Hanlon 1983). Many cephalopods have been the subject of several studies in captivity intended to investigate behavioral aspects (Hanlon and Wolterding 1989; Hochner et al 2006), used as models in neurophysiology studies (Flores 1983; Wollesen et al 2009), in predator–prey relationships (Villanueva 1993; Scheel 2002; Smith 2003), or to provide live specimens for aquariums (Summer and McMahon 1970; Bradley 1974; Anderson and Wood 2001). These have been the main reasons to explain why about 10% of cephalopod species (approximately 70 of the 700 known species) have been studied up to the 1990s (Boletzky and Hanlon 1983).…”