Can Cephalopods Vomit? Hypothesis Based on a Review of Circumstantial Evidence and Preliminary Experimental Observations

Can Cephalopods Vomit? Hypothesis Based on a Review of Circumstantial Evidence and Preliminary Experimental Observations

In representative species of all vertebrate classes, the oral ejection of upper digestive tract contents by vomiting or regurgitation is used to void food contaminated with toxins or containing indigestible material not voidable in the feces. Vomiting or regurgitation has been reported in a number o...

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Main Authors: António V. Sykes, Eduardo Almansa, Giovanna Ponte, Gavan M. Cooke, Paul L. R. Andrews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
digestive tract
motility
nutrition
Octopus vulgaris
regurgitation
Sepia officinalis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00765/full

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