The Current State of Cephalopod Science and Perspectives on the Most Critical Challenges Ahead From Three Early-Career Researchers

Frontiers in Physiology

Caitlin E. O’Brien¹  Katina Roumbedakis²  Inger E. Winkelmann⁴ 

[1] Association for Cephalopod Research – CephRes, Naples, Italy;Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Benevento, Italy;Normandie Univ., UNICAEN, Rennes 1 Univ., UR1, CNRS, UMR 6552 ETHOS, Caen, France;Section for Evolutionary Genomics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;

关键词: aquaculture;    behavior;    cephalopod;    cognition;    climate change;    genetics;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fphys.2018.00700

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Here, three researchers who have recently embarked on careers in cephalopod biology discuss the current state of the field and offer their hopes for the future. Seven major topics are explored: genetics, aquaculture, climate change, welfare, behavior, cognition, and neurobiology. Recent developments in each of these fields are reviewed and the potential of emerging technologies to address specific gaps in knowledge about cephalopods are discussed. Throughout, the authors highlight specific challenges that merit particular focus in the near-term. This review and prospectus is also intended to suggest some concrete near-term goals to cephalopod researchers and inspire those working outside the field to consider the revelatory potential of these remarkable creatures.

【 授权许可】

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