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Interviewer(s)
Art Woods, Marty Martin
Interviewee(s)
Danna Staaf
Description
Does biological plasticity have a cost? Are there evolutionary consequences of plasticity and of organisms acting on their environments?
In this episode, we talk with Danna Staaf, a science communicator and marine biologist with a lifelong love of cephalopods. Danna earned a PhD from Stanford University studying baby squid, and she has written several cephalopod-themed books. Our conversation focuses on Danna’s most recent book, The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives: A Natural History of Cephalopods, a beautiful exploration of the diversity of these wacky, wonderful creatures. We discuss cephalopod evolution, morphology, and reproduction, focusing on several fun facts that you can pull out at your next dinner party.
Cover photo: Keating Shahmehri
Date Published
1-11-2024
Language
eng
Length of Episode
1 hour, 9 minutes, 22 seconds
Digital File Format
audio/mp3
Document Type
Podcast
Recommended Citation
Woods, Art and Martin, Marty, "Episode 113: Cephalopods: aliens among us (with Danna Staaf)" (2024). BigBiology Podcasts. 116.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bigbiology_podcasts/116