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Propagation and perception of bioluminescence: factors affecting counterillumination as a cryptic strategy
| Title: | Propagation and perception of bioluminescence: factors affecting counterillumination as a cryptic strategy. |
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| Name(s): |
Johnsen, Sonke, creator Widder, Edith A., creator Mobley, Curtis D., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 2004 | |
| Publisher: | The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Extent: | 17 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3171576 (digitool), FADT3171576 (IID), fau:5633 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Many deep-sea species, particularly crustaceans, cephalopods, and fish, use photophores to illuminate their ventral surfaces and thus disguise their silhouettes from predators viewing them from below. This strategy has several potential limitations, two of which are examined here. First, a predator with acute vision may be able to detect the individual photophores on the ventral surface. Second, a predator may be able to detect any mismatch between the spectrum of the bioluminescence and that of the background light. This manuscript is available at http://www.biolbull.org/ and may be cited as: Johnsen, S., Widder, E. A., & Mobley, C. D. (2004). Propagation and perception of bioluminescence: factors affecting counterillumination as a cryptic strategy. The Biological Bulletin, 207(1), 1-16. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1557. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bioluminescence Luminescent probes Deep-sea animals Photophores Marine biology |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171576 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©2004 The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
