...Hannah E. Rosen; William F. Gilly ABSTRACT Seemingly chaotic waves of spontaneous chromatophore activity occur in the ommastrephid squid D osidicus gigas in the living state and immediately after surgical disruption of all known inputs from the central nervous system. Similar activity is apparent...

... of chromatophores, and the resulting patterns mimic reflections of down-welled light in the water column, suggesting that this behavior may provide a dynamic type of camouflage. Rapid and global pauses in flickering, often before a flashing episode, indicate that flickering is under inhibitory neural control...

... describe the flashing mechanism and optical properties of these rings. The rings contain physiologically inert multilayer reflectors, arranged to reflect blue–green light in a broad viewing direction. Dark pigmented chromatophores are found beneath and around each ring to enhance contrast...

...Jarred Yacob; Alexandra Cosima Lewis; Allyson Gosling; Debra H. J. St Hilaire; Lindsay Tesar; Michelle McRae; Nathan J. Tublitz SUMMARY The goal of this work was to identify some of the principles underlying chromatophore growth and development in the European cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis . One...

...Lydia M. Mäthger; Nadav Shashar; Roger T. Hanlon SUMMARY Cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and octopus) are probably best known for their ability to change color and pattern for camouflage and communication. This is made possible by their complex skin, which contains pigmented chromatophore organs...

... visual confirmation of the size of their own skin component. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) 29 1 2007 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2007 2007 camouflage Sepia officinalis visual sensori-motor system crypsis chromatophore cephalopod...

...Michelle R. Gaston; Nathan J. Tublitz SUMMARY Body patterning behavior in unshelled cephalopod molluscs such as squid,octopuses, and cuttlefish is the ability of these animals to create complex patterns on their skin. This behavior is generated primarily by chromatophores, pigment-containing organs...