Title: Ilgaagux: The secret life of octopus

When: Thursday, 13 May 2004

Who: Reid Brewer (UAF/ SFOS/MAP)

Reid is an Assistant Professor at University of Alaska Fairbanks with the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program based in Unalaska, AK.

Reidâs interests include octopus behavior, predator-prey interactions, marine ecology, invertebrate zoology and scientific diving.

This talk was about the interesting and secret life of octopus. Subjects covered included the basic biology of octopus, foraging and defensive behaviors, as well as some of the current research being done on octopus around the world. The talk also looked into the role the octopus play in the Alaskan food web.

Reid's webpage

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