title: Short-distance navigation in cephalopods: a review and synthesis.
abstract: This paper provides a short overview of the scientific knowledge concerning short-distance navigation in cephalopods. Studies in laboratory controlled conditions and observations in the field provide converging evidence that cephalopods use visual cues to navigate and demonstrate spatial memory. A recent study also provides the first evidence for the neural substrates underlying spatial abilities in cuttlefish. The functions of spatial cognition in cephalopods are discussed from an evolutionary standpoint.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physiologie du Comportement des Céphalopodes, EA 3211, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen cedex, France.
authors.forename: Christelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Jean G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Boal
authors.forename: Ludovic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dickel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049830:Cephalopoda / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003463:Cues; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D013037:Spatial Behavior / Q000502:physiology*