Article
Multiple optic gland signaling pathways implicated in octopus maternal behaviors and death
2018-06-07
Abstract excerpt
<h4>0. Summary statement</h4> Octopus optic glands employ a multiplex progression of signaling molecules to regulate maternal behaviors. <h4>1. Abstract</h4> Post-reproductive life in the female octopus is characterized by an extreme pattern of maternal care: the mother cares for her clutch of eggs without feeding until her death. These maternal behaviors are completely eradicated if the optic glands, the octopu...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 675a6db7-a770-5976-935b-8604af88324b
- DOI
- 10.1101/340984
