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Mating and spermatophore placement in the onychoteuthid squid Moroteuthis ingens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2004

George D Jackson  and
Christine H. Jackson
George D Jackson
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, Private Bag 77, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Christine H. Jackson
Affiliation:
University of Tasmania, Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, Private Bag 77, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Males of the onychoteuthid squid Moroteuthis ingens implant spermatophores directly into a variety of internal and external tissues of the female, based on the examination of 14 individuals collected south of Tasmania, Australia. Furthermore, the capture of a pair of mating individuals suggests that ‘jaw locking’ reminiscent of cichlid fish may be a behaviour associated with courtship and mating.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 84 , Issue 4 , August 2004 , pp. 783 - 784
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2004 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom