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 …

The modern zoo's roles command empirical enquiry to determine the effectiveness of zoos
locally and globally. Ten years ago, published work identified the need for empirical …

The camera-type eyes of vertebrates and cephalopods exhibit remarkable convergence, but
it is currently unknown whether the mechanisms for visual information processing in these …

Recent increased interest in the welfare of cephalopods may be mainly due to their inclusion
in Directive 2010/63/EU, which regulates—in Member States of the European Union—the …

Conscientiousness is a fundamental aspect of human personality, one that is closely linked
with various favorable life outcomes. Despite its importance in humans, conscientiousness …

Cephalopods have become an archetype for invertebrate cognition, sentience and welfare
studies. Their convergence with so-called 'higher'vertebrates (birds, mammals) in memory …

Personality, defined as consistent between-individual variation in clusters of behavioral traits
independent of factors such as age or sex, emerges in most animal species tested so far …

Animal personality, defined as consistent differences among individuals in their behaviour,
is being increasingly studied as it might lead to a new understanding of the evolution of …

Studies of animal personality have shown consistent between-individual variation in
behaviour in many social and non-social contexts, but hunting behaviour has been …

Octopus vulgaris is a commercially valuable species. It is overexploited in the natural
environment and is considered to be an innovative species for aquaculture. However, large …