Colossal squid (English Wikipedia)

Rosa, Rui; Lopes, Vanessa M.; Guerreiro, Miguel; Bolstad, Kathrin & Xavier, José C. (30 March 2017). "Biology and ecology of the world's largest invertebrate, the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni): a short review" (PDF). Polar Biology. 40 (9): 1871–1883. Bibcode:2017PoBio..40.1871R. doi:10.1007/s00300-017-2104-5. S2CID 15480545.
Nilsson, Dan-Eric; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger; Shashar, Nadav (2012). "A Unique Advantage for Giant Eyes in Giant Squid". Current Biology. 22 (8): 683–688. Bibcode:2012CBio...22..683N. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.031. PMID 22425154.
Remeslo, Alexander; Yukhov, Valentin; Bolstad, Kathrin & Laptikhovsky, Vladimir (May 2019). "Distribution and biology of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni: New data from depredation in toothfish fisheries and sperm whale stomach contents". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 147: 121–127. Bibcode:2019DSRI..147..121R. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2019.04.008. S2CID 146043830. A total of 107 M. hamiltoni stomachs (out of 849 examined) contained prey remains. These comprised remnants of small fish, some of which were tentatively identified as Myctophidae and Bathylagidae. Large fish scales were also observed, but no other remains facilitating exact species identification were found. No invertebrate remains were observed.
Lu, C.C. & Williams, R. (June 1994). "Contribution to the biology of squid in the Prydz Bay region, Antarctica". Antarctic Science. 6 (2): 223–229. Bibcode:1994AntSc...6..223L. doi:10.1017/s0954102094000349. S2CID 130139281.
Rosa, Rui & Seibel, Brad A. (2010). "Slow pace of life of the Antarctic colossal squid". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 90 (7): 1375–1378. Bibcode:2010JMBUK..90.1375R. doi:10.1017/S0025315409991494. S2CID 85063782.
Remeslo, A. V.; Yakushev, M. R. & Laptikhovsky, V. (10 November 2015). "Alien vs. Predator: interactions between the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) and the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni)". Journal of Natural History. 49 (41–42): 2483–2491. Bibcode:2015JNatH..49.2483R. doi:10.1080/00222933.2015.1040477. S2CID 82152308.
Cherel, Yves & Duhamel, Guy (2004). "Antarctic jaws: cephalopod prey of sharks in Kerguelen waters". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 51 (1): 17–31. Bibcode:2004DSRI...51...17C. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2003.09.009.
Nilsson, Dan-Eric; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger & Shashar, Nadav (24 April 2012). "A Unique Advantage for Giant Eyes in Giant Squid". Current Biology. 22 (8): 683–688. Bibcode:2012CBio...22..683N. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.031. PMID 22425154. S2CID 6119783.
Nilsson, Dan-E; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger T. & Shashar, Nadav (8 September 2013). "The giant eyes of giant squid are indeed unexpectedly large, but not if used for spotting sperm whales". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 187. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13..187N. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-187. PMC 3854791. PMID 24010674.
Partridge, Julian C. (24 April 2012). "Sensory Ecology: Giant Eyes for Giant Predators?". Current Biology. 22 (8): R268–R270. Bibcode:2012CBio...22.R268P. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.021. PMID 22537628. S2CID 16685449.

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McGrath, Jenny. "Scientists went on a hunt for the elusive colossal squid — and brought cruise ship tourists with them". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

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Barratt, I.; Allcock, L. (2014). "Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T163170A980001. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T163170A980001.en. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
Rosa, Rui; Lopes, Vanessa M.; Guerreiro, Miguel; Bolstad, Kathrin & Xavier, José C. (30 March 2017). "Biology and ecology of the world's largest invertebrate, the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni): a short review" (PDF). Polar Biology. 40 (9): 1871–1883. Bibcode:2017PoBio..40.1871R. doi:10.1007/s00300-017-2104-5. S2CID 15480545.
McClain, Craig R.; Balk, Meghan A.; Benfield, Mark C.; Branch, Trevor A.; Chen, Catherine; Cosgrove, James; Dove, Alistair D.M.; Gaskins, Lindsay C.; Helm, Rebecca R.; Hochberg, Frederick G.; Lee, Frank B.; Marshall, Andrea; McMurray, Steven E.; Schanche, Caroline; Stone, Shane N. & Thaler, Andrew D. (2015). "Sizing ocean giants: patterns of intraspecific size variation in marine megafauna". PeerJ. 3 e715. doi:10.7717/peerj.715. PMC 4304853. PMID 25649000.
Nilsson, Dan-Eric; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger; Shashar, Nadav (2012). "A Unique Advantage for Giant Eyes in Giant Squid". Current Biology. 22 (8): 683–688. Bibcode:2012CBio...22..683N. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.031. PMID 22425154.
Remeslo, Alexander; Yukhov, Valentin; Bolstad, Kathrin & Laptikhovsky, Vladimir (May 2019). "Distribution and biology of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni: New data from depredation in toothfish fisheries and sperm whale stomach contents". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 147: 121–127. Bibcode:2019DSRI..147..121R. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2019.04.008. S2CID 146043830. A total of 107 M. hamiltoni stomachs (out of 849 examined) contained prey remains. These comprised remnants of small fish, some of which were tentatively identified as Myctophidae and Bathylagidae. Large fish scales were also observed, but no other remains facilitating exact species identification were found. No invertebrate remains were observed.
Xavier, José C.; Raymond, Ben; Jones, Daniel C. & Griffiths, Huw (19 October 2015). "Biogeography of Cephalopods in the Southern Ocean Using Habitat Suitability Prediction Models" (PDF). Ecosystems. 19 (2): 220–247. doi:10.1007/s10021-015-9926-1. S2CID 14435325.
Remeslo, A.V.; Yakushev, M.R.; Laptikhovsky, V. (10 November 2015). "Alien vs. Predator: interactions between the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) and the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni)". Journal of Natural History. 49 (41–42): 2483–2491. doi:10.1080/00222933.2015.1040477.
Lu, C.C. & Williams, R. (June 1994). "Contribution to the biology of squid in the Prydz Bay region, Antarctica". Antarctic Science. 6 (2): 223–229. Bibcode:1994AntSc...6..223L. doi:10.1017/s0954102094000349. S2CID 130139281.
Cherel, Yves; Hobson, Keith A (7 August 2005). "Stable isotopes, beaks and predators: a new tool to study the trophic ecology of cephalopods, including giant and colossal squids". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 272 (1572): 1601–1607. doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3115. PMC 1559839. PMID 16048776.
Rosa, Rui & Seibel, Brad A. (2010). "Slow pace of life of the Antarctic colossal squid". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 90 (7): 1375–1378. Bibcode:2010JMBUK..90.1375R. doi:10.1017/S0025315409991494. S2CID 85063782.
Remeslo, A. V.; Yakushev, M. R. & Laptikhovsky, V. (10 November 2015). "Alien vs. Predator: interactions between the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) and the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni)". Journal of Natural History. 49 (41–42): 2483–2491. Bibcode:2015JNatH..49.2483R. doi:10.1080/00222933.2015.1040477. S2CID 82152308.
Cherel, Yves & Duhamel, Guy (2004). "Antarctic jaws: cephalopod prey of sharks in Kerguelen waters". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 51 (1): 17–31. Bibcode:2004DSRI...51...17C. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2003.09.009.
Nilsson, Dan-Eric; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger & Shashar, Nadav (24 April 2012). "A Unique Advantage for Giant Eyes in Giant Squid". Current Biology. 22 (8): 683–688. Bibcode:2012CBio...22..683N. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.031. PMID 22425154. S2CID 6119783.
Nilsson, Dan-E; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger T. & Shashar, Nadav (8 September 2013). "The giant eyes of giant squid are indeed unexpectedly large, but not if used for spotting sperm whales". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 187. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13..187N. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-187. PMC 3854791. PMID 24010674.
Herring, Peter J.; Dilly, P. N. & Cope, Celia (September 2002). "The photophores of the squid family Cranchiidae (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida)". Journal of Zoology. 258 (1): 73–90. doi:10.1017/S095283690200122X.
Partridge, Julian C. (24 April 2012). "Sensory Ecology: Giant Eyes for Giant Predators?". Current Biology. 22 (8): R268–R270. Bibcode:2012CBio...22.R268P. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.021. PMID 22537628. S2CID 16685449.
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Rosa, Rui; Lopes, Vanessa M.; Guerreiro, Miguel; Bolstad, Kathrin & Xavier, José C. (30 March 2017). "Biology and ecology of the world's largest invertebrate, the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni): a short review" (PDF). Polar Biology. 40 (9): 1871–1883. Bibcode:2017PoBio..40.1871R. doi:10.1007/s00300-017-2104-5. S2CID 15480545.
Xavier, José C.; Raymond, Ben; Jones, Daniel C. & Griffiths, Huw (19 October 2015). "Biogeography of Cephalopods in the Southern Ocean Using Habitat Suitability Prediction Models" (PDF). Ecosystems. 19 (2): 220–247. doi:10.1007/s10021-015-9926-1. S2CID 14435325.

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McClain, Craig R.; Balk, Meghan A.; Benfield, Mark C.; Branch, Trevor A.; Chen, Catherine; Cosgrove, James; Dove, Alistair D.M.; Gaskins, Lindsay C.; Helm, Rebecca R.; Hochberg, Frederick G.; Lee, Frank B.; Marshall, Andrea; McMurray, Steven E.; Schanche, Caroline; Stone, Shane N. & Thaler, Andrew D. (2015). "Sizing ocean giants: patterns of intraspecific size variation in marine megafauna". PeerJ. 3 e715. doi:10.7717/peerj.715. PMC 4304853. PMID 25649000.
Nilsson, Dan-Eric; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger; Shashar, Nadav (2012). "A Unique Advantage for Giant Eyes in Giant Squid". Current Biology. 22 (8): 683–688. Bibcode:2012CBio...22..683N. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.031. PMID 22425154.
Cherel, Yves; Hobson, Keith A (7 August 2005). "Stable isotopes, beaks and predators: a new tool to study the trophic ecology of cephalopods, including giant and colossal squids". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 272 (1572): 1601–1607. doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3115. PMC 1559839. PMID 16048776.
Nilsson, Dan-Eric; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger & Shashar, Nadav (24 April 2012). "A Unique Advantage for Giant Eyes in Giant Squid". Current Biology. 22 (8): 683–688. Bibcode:2012CBio...22..683N. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.031. PMID 22425154. S2CID 6119783.
Nilsson, Dan-E; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger T. & Shashar, Nadav (8 September 2013). "The giant eyes of giant squid are indeed unexpectedly large, but not if used for spotting sperm whales". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 187. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13..187N. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-187. PMC 3854791. PMID 24010674.
Partridge, Julian C. (24 April 2012). "Sensory Ecology: Giant Eyes for Giant Predators?". Current Biology. 22 (8): R268–R270. Bibcode:2012CBio...22.R268P. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.021. PMID 22537628. S2CID 16685449.

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McClain, Craig R.; Balk, Meghan A.; Benfield, Mark C.; Branch, Trevor A.; Chen, Catherine; Cosgrove, James; Dove, Alistair D.M.; Gaskins, Lindsay C.; Helm, Rebecca R.; Hochberg, Frederick G.; Lee, Frank B.; Marshall, Andrea; McMurray, Steven E.; Schanche, Caroline; Stone, Shane N. & Thaler, Andrew D. (2015). "Sizing ocean giants: patterns of intraspecific size variation in marine megafauna". PeerJ. 3 e715. doi:10.7717/peerj.715. PMC 4304853. PMID 25649000.
Cherel, Yves; Hobson, Keith A (7 August 2005). "Stable isotopes, beaks and predators: a new tool to study the trophic ecology of cephalopods, including giant and colossal squids". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 272 (1572): 1601–1607. doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3115. PMC 1559839. PMID 16048776.
Nilsson, Dan-E; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger T. & Shashar, Nadav (8 September 2013). "The giant eyes of giant squid are indeed unexpectedly large, but not if used for spotting sperm whales". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 187. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13..187N. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-187. PMC 3854791. PMID 24010674.

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Rosa, Rui; Lopes, Vanessa M.; Guerreiro, Miguel; Bolstad, Kathrin & Xavier, José C. (30 March 2017). "Biology and ecology of the world's largest invertebrate, the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni): a short review" (PDF). Polar Biology. 40 (9): 1871–1883. Bibcode:2017PoBio..40.1871R. doi:10.1007/s00300-017-2104-5. S2CID 15480545.
Remeslo, Alexander; Yukhov, Valentin; Bolstad, Kathrin & Laptikhovsky, Vladimir (May 2019). "Distribution and biology of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni: New data from depredation in toothfish fisheries and sperm whale stomach contents". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 147: 121–127. Bibcode:2019DSRI..147..121R. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2019.04.008. S2CID 146043830. A total of 107 M. hamiltoni stomachs (out of 849 examined) contained prey remains. These comprised remnants of small fish, some of which were tentatively identified as Myctophidae and Bathylagidae. Large fish scales were also observed, but no other remains facilitating exact species identification were found. No invertebrate remains were observed.
Xavier, José C.; Raymond, Ben; Jones, Daniel C. & Griffiths, Huw (19 October 2015). "Biogeography of Cephalopods in the Southern Ocean Using Habitat Suitability Prediction Models" (PDF). Ecosystems. 19 (2): 220–247. doi:10.1007/s10021-015-9926-1. S2CID 14435325.
Lu, C.C. & Williams, R. (June 1994). "Contribution to the biology of squid in the Prydz Bay region, Antarctica". Antarctic Science. 6 (2): 223–229. Bibcode:1994AntSc...6..223L. doi:10.1017/s0954102094000349. S2CID 130139281.
Rosa, Rui & Seibel, Brad A. (2010). "Slow pace of life of the Antarctic colossal squid". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 90 (7): 1375–1378. Bibcode:2010JMBUK..90.1375R. doi:10.1017/S0025315409991494. S2CID 85063782.
Remeslo, A. V.; Yakushev, M. R. & Laptikhovsky, V. (10 November 2015). "Alien vs. Predator: interactions between the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) and the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni)". Journal of Natural History. 49 (41–42): 2483–2491. Bibcode:2015JNatH..49.2483R. doi:10.1080/00222933.2015.1040477. S2CID 82152308.
Nilsson, Dan-Eric; Warrant, Eric J.; Johnsen, Sönke; Hanlon, Roger & Shashar, Nadav (24 April 2012). "A Unique Advantage for Giant Eyes in Giant Squid". Current Biology. 22 (8): 683–688. Bibcode:2012CBio...22..683N. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.031. PMID 22425154. S2CID 6119783.
Partridge, Julian C. (24 April 2012). "Sensory Ecology: Giant Eyes for Giant Predators?". Current Biology. 22 (8): R268–R270. Bibcode:2012CBio...22.R268P. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.021. PMID 22537628. S2CID 16685449.

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Herring, Peter J.; Dilly, P. N. & Cope, Celia (September 2002). "The photophores of the squid family Cranchiidae (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida)". Journal of Zoology. 258 (1): 73–90. doi:10.1017/S095283690200122X.

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wiley.com (Global: 150th place; English: 174th place)

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doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

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marinespecies.org (Global: 171^st place; English: 230^th place)

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nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

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whoi.edu (Global: low place; English: 8,112^th place)

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