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Cognition and Recognition in the Cephalopod Mollusc Octopus vulgaris: Coordinating Interaction with Environment and Conspecifics

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Cephalopods provide numerous examples of behavioral and neural plasticity and richness of the behavioral repertoire that has been claimed in favour of cognitive capabilities. Here we revise the most recent knowledge on octopus cognition and recognition processes. The examination of data and observations available provide the basis for asking new stimulating questions about the cognitive abilities of octopuses and their allies and open novel scenarios for future comparative research.

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  1. Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via Romana 17, 50125, Firenze, Italy

    Elena Tricarico

  2. Associazione Cephalopod Research, CephRes-ONLUS, Napoli, Italy

    Piero Amodio & Giovanna Ponte

  3. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121, Napoli, Italy

    Giovanna Ponte & Graziano Fiorito

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Tricarico, E., Amodio, P., Ponte, G., Fiorito, G. (2014). Cognition and Recognition in the Cephalopod Mollusc Octopus vulgaris: Coordinating Interaction with Environment and Conspecifics. In: Witzany, G. (eds) Biocommunication of Animals. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7414-8_19

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