Article: Chameleons of the sea

Article: Cuttlefish
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science;      700+ words ...Cuttlefish Cuttlefish are cephalopod mollusks of the family Sepiidae, in the order Sepiida ... footed “ and the class includes advanced mollusks such as cuttlefish, squid and octopus, whose heads are encircled with tentacles ...

Article: Cuttlefish say it with skin
Natural History;  April 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... just the common cuttlefish (Sepia offcinalis ... quick changes. Cuttlefishes-which, like ... quite complex. Cuttlefishes range enormously ... retracted unless the cuttlefish is feeding ... cephalopods, cuttlefishes seem to grow ...

Article: Cuttlefish cue visually on area--not shape or aspect ...
The Biological Bulletin;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... outline by visual deception (2). Cuttlefish produce (by direct neural control of ... White square" on the dorsal mantle of cuttlefish represents a random sample of white ... from the body outline (2). How do cuttlefish "decide" to switch to disruptive coloration ...

Article: Prawn-in-a-tube procedure: habituation or associative learning in ...
The Journal of General Psychology;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... LEARNING ABILITY OF COLEOID CEPHALOPODS (cuttlefish, octopus, and squid) is of great ... in various species of cephalopods. Cuttlefish species, Sepia officinalis and Sepia ... the work on associative learning in cuttlefish (S. officinalis) has used the "prawn ...

Article: cuttlefish
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      617 words ...cuttlefish common name applied to cephalopod mollusks ... body is short, broad, and flattened. Cuttlefish are carnivorous and excellent at capturing ... related squids , but like the squids cuttlefish have lateral fins used as stabilizers ...

Article: Acetylcholine release and choline uptake by cuttlefish ...
The Biological Bulletin;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the central nervous system (CNS) of cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) and other coleoid ... endings (synaptosomes) isolated from cuttlefish optic lobe. The ACh release evoked ... that ACh acts as a neurotransmitter in cuttlefish optic lobe. Cuttlefish, like other ...

Article: Cuttle what? Is it an Eel? Nope. An octopus? Closer. Want a hint? ...
Ranger Rick;  November 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... amazing creatures shown here are giant cuttlefish. Don't let the name fool you--cuttlefish aren't really fish at all. Instead ... There are about 150 species (kinds) of cuttlefish in the world, and the giant cuttlefish ...