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Humboldt Squid: The Red Devil That Rides the Warm Years North
Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas): the fast-growing red devil of the Eastern Pacific, its twilight-zone life, and its warm-year marches north.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
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Red Octopus: The Patchwork Hunter of the Kelp Forest Night
Red octopus dens stitch a kelp reef together: midden maps, den real estate, Jervis Bay octopus cities and the reef's patchwork of night hunters.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
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Two-Spot Octopus (Octopus bimaculoides): The Kelp Den Neighbour
Octopus bimaculoides is a small den-dwelling octopus of California's rocky kelp reefs, named for the blue-ringed ocelli behind its eyes. Habits and habitat.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
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California Market Squid: The Boom-and-Bust Fishery Under the Canopy
California market squid: the boom-and-bust fishery that whitens the seafloor with egg mops and feeds half the coastal food web.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
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East Pacific Red Octopus: The Kelp Forest's Small Strategist
East Pacific red octopus Octopus rubescens: den middens, colour-flash camouflage, egg brooding and night hunting in California's kelp forests.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini): Species Profile
Meet the giant Pacific octopus: the world's largest octopus, a kelp-forest den-dweller with three hearts, blue blood and one shot at motherhood.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·