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 ©2003 David Scheel | |
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Welcome to The giant Pacific octopus site, devoted to Enteroctopus dofleini, the giant Pacific octopus, in Alaska, where since 1995 I have been studying the ecology and behavior of these octopuses.
The Menu (left) is the best way to navigate the site. For text-only viewers,
the same choices are given below. Icons at the bottom right of each page
will take you to
The Giant Octopus
home (this page),
David Scheel's Home Page,
Alaska Pacific University home page, or
PWS Science Center home page.
Enjoy your visit.
YouTube video added Feb 2013
Surveying octopuses in the Aleutian Islands
while collecting radionuclide samples
as a member of the dive team with University of Alaska Fairbanks and the U.S. Department of Energy Legacy Management.
For octopus diet data collected on this survey, see
Scheel & Anderson 2012.
Blog link added Jan 2013
#20 Letter from Octopolis
Octopolis Collaboration
News link added April 2012
BBC Nature
In pictures: Tracking secretive octopuses
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Most recent publications
Hollenbeck, N., D. Scheel. 2012. Is there a previously unknown cryptic species of giant Pacific octopus in Prince William Sound, Alaska? American Malacological Society Newsletter Fall 2012 43(2): 7-9. (AMS Newsletters) | (pdf) Scheel, D, R. Anderson. 2012. Variability in the regional diet specialization of Enteroctopus dofleini in the eastern Pacific examined from midden contents. American Malacological Bulletin 30(2): 267-279. (Abstract) | (pdf) Scheel, D., L. Bisson 2012. Movement patterns of giant Pacific octopuses, Enteroctopus dofleini (Wülker, 1910) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 416–417:21–31. (Abstract) | (Request pdf) R.K. Toussaint, D. Scheel, G.K. Sage, and S.L. Talbot. 2012. Nuclear and mitochondrial markers reveal evidence for genetically segregated cryptic speciation in giant Pacific octopuses from Prince William Sound, Alaska. Conservation Genetics 13(6): 1483-1497. Abstract | (pdf) R.K. Toussaint, G.K. Sage, S.L. Talbot, and D. Scheel. 2012. Microsatellite Marker Isolation and Development for the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)  .
Conservation Genetics Resources 4(3): 545-548.
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