a cage which could be anchored at sea to study #argonauts which had not fared well in captivity. She published her first book in 1839, Observations et expériences physiques sur plusieurs animaux marins et terrestres & her 2nd, Guida per la Sicilia, in 1842. She had a particular interest in molluscs & their fossils, as well as the mysterious greater #Argonaut or #papernautilus. ⠀
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She wrote about conservation & developed principles of sustainable aquaculture in Sicily. 🧵3/