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Vision in the hyperiid amphipod Scina crassiicornis
| Title: | Vision in the hyperiid amphipod Scina crassiicornis. |
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| Name(s): |
Cohen, Jonathan H. Frank, Tamara M. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2007 | |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge, UK | |
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| Extent: | 7 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007160 (IID), 10.1017/S0025315407056834 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Light microscopy and extracellular electrophysiology were used to investigate eye structure and visual
physiology of the hyperiid amphipod Scina crassicornis, a mesopelagic species that emits unusually shortwavelength
luminescence (λmax=435–444 nm). The overall eye morphology is most similar to some previously
described deep-dwelling amphipods, though not other hyperiids. Electroretinograms suggest that S. crassicornis
possesses a relatively sensitive eye with slow temporal dynamics, and a monochromatic visual system (λmax=472
nm). Vision in S. crassicornis is well-suited for life in mesopelagic waters, and its short-wavelength luminescence
does not play a role in intraspecific sexual signalling. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1658 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Cohen, J. H., & Frank, T. M. (2007). Vision in the hyperiid amphipod Scina crassiicornis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 87(5), 1201-1206. doi: 10.1017/S0025315407056834 |
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| Subject(s): |
Amphipoda Hyperiidae Vision Light microscopy |
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| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315407056834 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007160 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
