Post-spawning Egg Care by a Squid

Brad A. Seibel; Bruce H. Robison; Steven H. Haddock

doi:10.1038/438929a

Post-spawning Egg Care by a Squid

Brad A. Seibel, Bruce H. Robison, Steven H. Haddock

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Gonatus onyx is one of the most abundant cephalopods in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ¹ and is an important prey species for a variety of vertebrate predators ^{2 , 3} , but a full understanding of its life history has been hampered because spawning occurs at great depths ^{4 , 5} , where observation is difficult. Here we describe post-spawning egg care, or brooding, in this deep-sea squid. Our finding is unexpected because this behaviour differs from the reproductive habits of all other known squid species.

Original language	American English
Journal	Nature
Volume	438
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/438929a
State	Published - Jan 1 2005
Externally published	Yes

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