The Brains and Lives of Cephalopods

The book describes the brains and sense organs of 57 of the 139 genera of the class Cephalopoda, many in great detail, as well as a variety of morphological features. The text is well-illustrated with fully labelled line drawings and photomicrographs. Attention is drawn to the many gaps in our knowledge of these intriguing marine invertebrates with a view to stimulating future research.

About the author

Dr Marion Nixon
The Old Library, School Road, Broughton, Cambridgeshire, PE28 3AT
01487 822 015
Honorary Research Fellow, Birkbeck College, University of London
B.Sc., Ph.D Fellow of Linnean society

Professor John Z. Young (Deceased)
Emeritus Professor of Anatomy, University College, London

Summary

Cephalopods are fast-moving, voracious predators, and can change colour with breath-taking rapidity. These animals possess highly-developed nervous systems, large brains, elaborate senses, complex behaviour and are capable of learning. This work describes many of these features, illustrated with line drawings and photomicrographs.

Product details

• Authors: R. E. Allen, Marion Nixon, Nixon Marion, John Z. Young, John Z. Young (Deceased)
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2003
• EAN: 9780198527619
• ISBN: 978-0-19-852761-9
• Dimensions: 228 mm x 284 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 1261 g
• Illustrations: numerous halftones and line figures
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Taxonomy, Animal Physiology, Taxonomy & systematics, Hydrobiology, Zoology and animal sciences, Molluscs, Molluscs (malacology), Taxonomy and systematics