Chemical Tools of Octopus maya during Crab Predation Are Also Active on Conspecifics.

Chemical Tools of Octopus maya during Crab Predation Are Also Active on Conspecifics.

Octopus maya is a major socio-economic resource from the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. In this study we report for the first time the chemical composition of the saliva of O. maya and its effect on natural prey, i.e. the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), the crown conch snail (Melongena corona bispino...

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Main Authors: Dawrin Pech-Puch, Honorio Cruz-López, Cindy Canche-Ek, Gabriela Campos-Espinosa, Elpidio García, Maite Mascaro, Carlos Rosas, Daniel Chávez-Velasco, Sergio Rodríguez-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4760938?pdf=render

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