Giant squids may die when exposed to warm water currents

• Published in: Nature
• Main Author: Brix, Ole
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 1983
• Subjects: Bergen; Norway; Steen; Newfoundland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34980/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34980/6/1707.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1038/303422a0

Strandings of the giant squid, Architeuthis monachus (Steen-strup), have always stirred attention because of the rarity and enormous size of these cephalopods. These animals have never been observed in their natural habitat and little is known about their physiology and ecology. Stranding of giant s...