Female reproductive biology of two sympatric incirrate octopod species, Adelieledone polymorpha (Robson 1930) and Pareledone turqueti (Joubin 1905) (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), from South Georgia

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Barratt, I.M., Johnson, M.P., Collins, M.A., Allcock, A.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2008
• Subjects: Zoology; Biology and Microbiology; Antarctic; Joubin; Shag Rocks; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10118/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-007-0392-x

The reproductive biology of two species of endemic Southern Ocean octopods was investigated around the sub-Antarctic islands of South Georgia and Shag Rocks. The females of both the species produce few, large eggs. This appears to be governed by phylogenetic constraint. No evidence was found for ont...