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Marine Symbiosis Lab (Associate Professor John Richard Bower)
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A lab studying the behavior and learning of cephalopods such as squid and octopus, and the fisheries that depend on them.

AboutAbout the lab
Into the fascinating world of squid and octopus.
Associate Professor Bower's lab studies cephalopods such as squid and octopus.
Research currently centers on three areas: behavior, learning, and fisheries.
Cephalopods are animals with complex and fascinating behavior, such as rapidly changing their body color and patterns, and they are also the target of major fisheries around the world.
Key terms
- cephalopods
- A group that includes squid, octopus, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. They are mollusks whose arms grow from the head.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies cephalopods such as squid and octopus, focusing on three areas: behavior, learning, and fisheries.
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- Associate ProfessorJohn Richard Bower
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Enteroctopus dolfeini” NOAA/R. N. Lea [1] / Public domain (cropped)
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