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What Octopuses Eat When They Settle Down: Insights from DNA Analysis
Greg Howard
25th July, 2024
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Key Findings
- The study focused on the diet of recently settled Octopus vulgaris in the Mediterranean
- Amphipods were the primary prey, found in all analyzed stomach contents
- As octopuses grow, their diet diversifies to include hydrozoans, decapod crustaceans, cephalopods, and bivalves
GeneticsAnimal ScienceMarine Biology
References
Main Study
1) Octopus diet during the settlement period using DNA metabarcoding
Published 24th July, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-024-09875-x
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