Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Дек. 24, 2024

Understanding the interaction between marine biota and litter is essential to comprehend how organisms face continuous alteration of their habitats due anthropogenic pressure. The evidence here reported, based on both direct in situ observations citizen science obtained information, refer interactions two Mediterranean Cephalopoda species natural environments, and, more specifically, between: i) Octopus vulgaris a plastic bin used for laying eggs inside, ii) Sepia officinalis an artificial Egi lure, oviposition, iii) another specimen O. den enhancing. This highlights presence, probably joint with scarcity substrates, could lead behavioural adaptation responding reproductive stimulus, especially case semelparous species. Based these individual it undoubtedly crucial importance improving knowledge base relationship - effects animals offspring.

Язык: Английский