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John B. Messenger

Observed names: J B Messenger, J. B. MESSENGER, J. B. Messenger, J. Messenger, J.B Messenger, J.B. Messenger, John B Messenger, John Messenger, Messenger, J. B.
Observed institutions: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, University of Cambridge, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer, National Institute for Medical Research, University College London, University of Naples Federico II, University of Sheffield
OpenAlex ID: A5113633686
Cephalopod chromatophores: neurobiology and natural history
2001 · J. B. MESSENGER · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 422
Adaptive coloration in young cuttlefish ( Sepia officinalis L.): the morphology and development of body patterns and their relation to behaviour
1988 · R. T. Hanlon, J. B. Messenger · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 362
Cephalopod Behaviour
2018 · Roger T. Hanlon, John B. Messenger · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 321
The visual attack of the cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis
1968 · J.B. Messenger · Animal Behaviour · 234
The identification and management of pain, suffering and distress in cephalopods, including anaesthesia, analgesia and humane killing
2013 · Paul L.R. Andrews, Anne-Sophie Darmaillacq, et al. · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 200
Magnesium Chloride as an anaesthetic for cephalopods
1985 · J.B. Messenger, M. Nixon, et al. · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Comparative Pharmacology · 176
Colour-blind camouflage
1996 · N. J. Marshall, J. B. Messenger · Nature · 171
Neurotransmitters of cephalopods
1996 · J. B. Messenger · Invertebrate Neuroscience · 108
Skin patterning in Octopus and other genera
1977 · Andrew Packard, F. G. Hochberg, et al. · 105
Comparative Physiology of Vision in Molluscs
1981 · J. B. Messenger · Handbook of sensory physiology · 83
The nervous system of Loligo IV. The peduncle and olfactory lobes
1979 · J. B. Messenger · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 82
The peduncle lobe: a visuo-motor centre in octopus
1967 · J. B. Messenger · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 78
Learning in the cuttlefish, Sepia
1973 · J.B. Messenger · Animal Behaviour · 76
Postsynaptic activation at the squid giant synapse by photolytic release of L‐glutamate from a ‘caged’ L‐glutamate.
1993 · J E Corrie, A DeSantis, et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 63
Evidence That Octopus is Colour Blind
1977 · J. B. Messenger · Journal of Experimental Biology · 60
Two-stage Recovery of a Response in Sepia
1971 · J. B. MESSENGER · Nature · 60
A note on the ultrastructure of the Octopus olfactory organ
1974 · P. L. Woodhams, J. B. Messenger · Cell and Tissue Research · 55
Gravity and Light Influence the Countershading Reflexes of the Cuttlefish Sepia Officinalis
1994 · Graham P. Ferguson, John B. Messenger, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 54
A countershading reflex in cephalopods
1991 · Graham P. Ferguson, John B. Messenger · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 51
Learning performance and brain structure: A study in development
1973 · J.B. Messenger · Brain Research · 51
Some Evidence for Colour-Blindness in Octopus
1973 · J. B. Messenger, A. P. Wilson, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 50
Why octopuses? Have we learned anything from studying their brains?
1988 · J B Messenger · PubMed · 48
On leucophores and the chromatic unit of Octopus vulgaris
1978 · D. Froesch, J. B. Messenger · Journal of Zoology · 44
Reflecting elements in cephalopod skin and their importance for camouflage
1974 · J. B. Messenger · Journal of Zoology · 42
The radular apparatus of cephalopods
1999 · J. B. Messenger, J. Z. Young · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 41
Works count: 85
Citation count: 3,740
H-index: 31
I10-index: 51
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