A recent revival in using cephalopods as experimental animals has rekindled interest in their
biology and life cycles, information with direct applications also in the rapidly growing …

Haematopoiesis is a process that is responsible for generating sufficient numbers of blood
cells in the circulation and in tissues. It is central to maintenance of homeostasis within an …

Life cycle definitions provide the background for conceptualizing meaningful questions to
address the mechanisms that generate different life cycle patterns. This review provides …

Background Octopus vulgaris has been an iconic cephalopod species for neurobiology
research as well as for cephalopod aquaculture. It is one of the most intelligent and well …

Octopus maya is one of the most promising candidates for octopus aquaculture due to its
holobenthic development. The objectives of this study were to investigate: i) whether the …

Shallow waters are characterized by fluctuating environmental conditions, modulating
marine life cycles and biological phenomena. Multiple variations in water temperature could …

There have been many attempts worldwide to produce in captivity juveniles of Octopus
vulgaris, one the most studied cephalopod species in the world because of its very strong …

Although the mechanism by which temperature modulates the use of reserves and its
consequences for organogenesis in octopus species is not yet known, there is evidence that …

Cephalopods are a diverse group of marine molluscs that have proven their worth in a vast
array of ways, ranging from their importance within ecological settings and increasing …

Cephalopods have the most advanced circulatory and nervous system among the mollusks.
Recently, they have been included in the European directive which state that suffering and …