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Article: Study of octopus mating awash in drama
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- April 18, 2008
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BERKELEY, Calif. -- Octopus sex is simple, dull and quick -- at
least that's what scientists used to think. Instead, it turns out to
be complex, sophisticated and rife with petty rivalries.
In the most detailed research ever conducted on this topic in the
wild, biologists at the University of California at Berkeley focused
on the mating behavior of the Abdopus aculeatus, one of more than
300 species of octopus. They were stunned at what they learned.
"The main surprise was the fact we had this idea that they were
completely solitary, with interactions few and far between," said
Christine Huffard, lead author on a study recently published in
Marine Biology, a science journal. "But they ...
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