Anderson, R., Wood, J., and Byrne, R. 2002. Octopus senescence: the beginning of the end. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Services. 5(4): 275-283.
Anderson, R., Cosgrove, J, Jensen, G, and Lewand, K. 2003. Observation on mating of the giant Pacific octopus. Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference.
Anderson, R.C., Mather, J.A., Monette, M.Q., and Zimsen, S.R. 2010. Octopuses (Enteroctopus dofleini) recognize individual humans. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 13: 261-272.
Anwar, Y. 2008. Octopus sex more sophisticated than arm-wrestling [Internet]. UC Berkeley News [cited: 2013 April 14]. Available from:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/03/31_octo.shtml.
Aristotle. 350 B.C.E. The History of animals [Internet]. D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson, translator. Adelaide: ebooks@Adelaide; [cited 2013 April 7]. Available from: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/history/.
ARKive: common octopus fact file [Internet]. c2003- 2013. Wildscreen: [cited 2013 April 7]. Available from: http://www.arkive.org/common-octopus/octopus-vulgaris/.
Boarts, C. 2013. Giant Pacific Octopus. Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey, CA. Photograph.
Boycott, B.B. and Young, J.Z. 1955. A Memory system in the Octopus vulgaris Lamarck. Biological Sciences. 143(913): 449-480.
Chandra, S. 2012. Baby Octopus. National Geographic. Photograph.
Cole, B. 2010. Pacific Giant Octopus Eggs. Brandon Cole Marine Photography. Photograph.
Colla, P. 2012. Tentacles (arms) and white disc-like suckers of a Giant Pacific Octopus. Phillip Colla. Photograph.
Edelman, D.B., Baars, B.J., and Seth, A.K. 2005. Identifying hallmarks of consciousness in non-mammalian species. Consciousness and Cognition. 14: 169-187.
Edelman, D.B. and Seth, A. 2009. Animal consciousness: a synthetic approach. Trends in Neurosciences. 32(9): 476-484.
Finn, J.K., Tregenza, T., and Norman, M.D. 2010. Defensive tool use in a coconut-carrying octopus. Current Biology. 19(23): 1069-1070.
Flory, E. 2007. Giant Pacific octopus: Enteroctopus dofleini. Corvallis (OR): Sea Grant Oregon (US); Project No: A/ESG-4. Available from: http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu.
High, WL. 1976. The Giant Pacific octopus. Marine Fisheries Review. 38 (9): 17-23.
Hochner, B., Brown, E.R., Langella, M., Shomrat, T., and Fiorito, G. 2003. A Learning and memory area in the octopus brain manifests a vertebrate-like long term potentiation. J. Neurophysiol. 90: 3547-3554
Hochner, B., Shomrat, T., and Fiorito, G. 2006. The Octopus: a model for a comparative analysis of the evolution of learning and memory mechanisms. Biological Bulletin. 210(3): 308-317
Hochner, B. 2010. Functional and comparative assessments of the octopus learning and memory system. Frontiers in Bioscience. 2: 764-771.
Krakauer, H.L. 2011. Interview with an octopus [masters thesis]. Cambridge (MA): Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 26p.
Lisieski, M. 2010. The Octopus visual system [Internet]. Cephalove: A Many-armed love affair: [cited 2013 April 22]. Available from: http://cephalove.southernfriedscience.com/?p=46.
Mather, J. and Anderson, R.C. 1993. Personalities of octopuses (Octopus rubescens). Journal of Comparative Psychology. 107(3): 336-340.
Mather, J. 2006. Behavior development: a cephalopod perspective. International Journal of Comparative Psychology. 19(1): 98 – 115.
Mather, JA. 2008. To boldly go where no mollus has gone before: personality, play, thinking, and consciousness in cephalopods. American Malacoloical Bulletin. 24 (1): 51 – 58.
Mazzolai, B., Laschi, C., Cianchetti, M., Patane, F., Bassi-Luciani, L., Izzo, L., Dario, P. 2007. Biorobotic investigation on the muscle structure of an octopus tentacle. Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS; Lyon, France; 23-26 August 2007; P 1471-1474.
McMahan, W., Jones, B., Walker, I., Chitrakaran, V., Seshadri, A., Dawson, D. 2007. Robotic manipulators inspired by cephalopod limbs. Proceedings CDEN Design Conference; Montreal, Canada; P 1-10.
Messenger, J.B. 2001. Cephalopod chromatophres: neurobiology and natural history. Biol. Rev. 76: 473-528.
Laschi, C., Cianchetti, M., Mazzolai, B., Margheri, L., Follador, M., and Dario, P. 2012. Soft robot arm inspired by the octopus. Advanced Robotics. 26: 709-727.
Quinteiro, J., Baibai, T., Oukhatar, L., Soukri, A., Seixas, P., and Rey-Mendez, M. 2011. Multiple paternity in the common octopus Octopus vulgaris as revealed by microsatellite DNA analysis. Molluscan Research. 31(1): 15-20.
Octopus female guarding eggs and undergoing senescence. The Seattle Aquarium. Available from: http://seattletimes.com/html/fieldnotes/2015374366_video_eight-armed_moms_give_their_all_in_puget_sound.html.
Schou, JC. Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris). Biopix. Kattegatcentret Grenå. Denmark. Photograph
Voight, J. 1991. Ligula length and courtship in Octopus digueti: a potential mechanism of mate choice. Evolution. 45(7): 1726-1730.
Wells, M.J. 1965. The Vertical lobe and touch learning in the octopus. J. Exp. Biol. 42: 233-255.
Williams, C. 2011. A Beautiful mind. New Scientist. 210 (2816): 36-39.
Anderson, R., Cosgrove, J, Jensen, G, and Lewand, K. 2003. Observation on mating of the giant Pacific octopus. Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference.
Anderson, R.C., Mather, J.A., Monette, M.Q., and Zimsen, S.R. 2010. Octopuses (Enteroctopus dofleini) recognize individual humans. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 13: 261-272.
Anwar, Y. 2008. Octopus sex more sophisticated than arm-wrestling [Internet]. UC Berkeley News [cited: 2013 April 14]. Available from:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/03/31_octo.shtml.
Aristotle. 350 B.C.E. The History of animals [Internet]. D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson, translator. Adelaide: ebooks@Adelaide; [cited 2013 April 7]. Available from: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/history/.
ARKive: common octopus fact file [Internet]. c2003- 2013. Wildscreen: [cited 2013 April 7]. Available from: http://www.arkive.org/common-octopus/octopus-vulgaris/.
Boarts, C. 2013. Giant Pacific Octopus. Monterey Bay Aquarium. Monterey, CA. Photograph.
Boycott, B.B. and Young, J.Z. 1955. A Memory system in the Octopus vulgaris Lamarck. Biological Sciences. 143(913): 449-480.
Chandra, S. 2012. Baby Octopus. National Geographic. Photograph.
Cole, B. 2010. Pacific Giant Octopus Eggs. Brandon Cole Marine Photography. Photograph.
Colla, P. 2012. Tentacles (arms) and white disc-like suckers of a Giant Pacific Octopus. Phillip Colla. Photograph.
Edelman, D.B., Baars, B.J., and Seth, A.K. 2005. Identifying hallmarks of consciousness in non-mammalian species. Consciousness and Cognition. 14: 169-187.
Edelman, D.B. and Seth, A. 2009. Animal consciousness: a synthetic approach. Trends in Neurosciences. 32(9): 476-484.
Finn, J.K., Tregenza, T., and Norman, M.D. 2010. Defensive tool use in a coconut-carrying octopus. Current Biology. 19(23): 1069-1070.
Flory, E. 2007. Giant Pacific octopus: Enteroctopus dofleini. Corvallis (OR): Sea Grant Oregon (US); Project No: A/ESG-4. Available from: http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu.
High, WL. 1976. The Giant Pacific octopus. Marine Fisheries Review. 38 (9): 17-23.
Hochner, B., Brown, E.R., Langella, M., Shomrat, T., and Fiorito, G. 2003. A Learning and memory area in the octopus brain manifests a vertebrate-like long term potentiation. J. Neurophysiol. 90: 3547-3554
Hochner, B., Shomrat, T., and Fiorito, G. 2006. The Octopus: a model for a comparative analysis of the evolution of learning and memory mechanisms. Biological Bulletin. 210(3): 308-317
Hochner, B. 2010. Functional and comparative assessments of the octopus learning and memory system. Frontiers in Bioscience. 2: 764-771.
Krakauer, H.L. 2011. Interview with an octopus [masters thesis]. Cambridge (MA): Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 26p.
Lisieski, M. 2010. The Octopus visual system [Internet]. Cephalove: A Many-armed love affair: [cited 2013 April 22]. Available from: http://cephalove.southernfriedscience.com/?p=46.
Mather, J. and Anderson, R.C. 1993. Personalities of octopuses (Octopus rubescens). Journal of Comparative Psychology. 107(3): 336-340.
Mather, J. 2006. Behavior development: a cephalopod perspective. International Journal of Comparative Psychology. 19(1): 98 – 115.
Mather, JA. 2008. To boldly go where no mollus has gone before: personality, play, thinking, and consciousness in cephalopods. American Malacoloical Bulletin. 24 (1): 51 – 58.
Mazzolai, B., Laschi, C., Cianchetti, M., Patane, F., Bassi-Luciani, L., Izzo, L., Dario, P. 2007. Biorobotic investigation on the muscle structure of an octopus tentacle. Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS; Lyon, France; 23-26 August 2007; P 1471-1474.
McMahan, W., Jones, B., Walker, I., Chitrakaran, V., Seshadri, A., Dawson, D. 2007. Robotic manipulators inspired by cephalopod limbs. Proceedings CDEN Design Conference; Montreal, Canada; P 1-10.
Messenger, J.B. 2001. Cephalopod chromatophres: neurobiology and natural history. Biol. Rev. 76: 473-528.
Laschi, C., Cianchetti, M., Mazzolai, B., Margheri, L., Follador, M., and Dario, P. 2012. Soft robot arm inspired by the octopus. Advanced Robotics. 26: 709-727.
Quinteiro, J., Baibai, T., Oukhatar, L., Soukri, A., Seixas, P., and Rey-Mendez, M. 2011. Multiple paternity in the common octopus Octopus vulgaris as revealed by microsatellite DNA analysis. Molluscan Research. 31(1): 15-20.
Octopus female guarding eggs and undergoing senescence. The Seattle Aquarium. Available from: http://seattletimes.com/html/fieldnotes/2015374366_video_eight-armed_moms_give_their_all_in_puget_sound.html.
Schou, JC. Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris). Biopix. Kattegatcentret Grenå. Denmark. Photograph
Voight, J. 1991. Ligula length and courtship in Octopus digueti: a potential mechanism of mate choice. Evolution. 45(7): 1726-1730.
Wells, M.J. 1965. The Vertical lobe and touch learning in the octopus. J. Exp. Biol. 42: 233-255.
Williams, C. 2011. A Beautiful mind. New Scientist. 210 (2816): 36-39.