Cephalopods are a relatively small class of molluscs (~ 800 species), but they support some
large industrial scale fisheries and numerous small-scale, local, artisanal fisheries. For …

Squid, cuttlefish and octopuses, which form the marine mollusc group the cephalopods, are
of great and increasing interest to marine biologists, physiologists, ecologists, environmental …

This is the second volume of the entirely rewritten, revised and updated version of the
original FAO Catalogue of Cephalopods of the World (1984). The present Volume is a …

Squid are short-lived ecological opportunists which generally have a lifespan of about 1
year. Their populations are labile and recruitment variability is driven, to a greater or lesser …

Dosidicus gigas (jumbo or Humboldt squid) is a semelparous, major predator of the eastern
Pacific that is ecologically and commercially important. In the Gulf of California, these …

The trophic position and the predator-prey relationship between the sperm whale Physeter
macrocephalus and the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas were examined by measuring stable …

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) feed predominantly on meso-and bathypelagic
cephalopods for which effective sampling methods have not been developed. The Gulf of …

Cephalopod movement occurs during all phases of the life history, with the abundance and
location of cephalopod populations strongly influenced by the prevalence and scale of their …

Dosidicus gigas (the jumbo flying squid) supports a major fishery in the eastern Pacific
Ocean and exhibits large fluctuations in abundance from year to year. The commercial …

Stomach contents and carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stable isotope analysis were used to
evaluate trophic relationships of jumbo squid, Dosidicus gigas. Buccal masses, beaks and …