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The physical basis of transparency in biological tissue: Ultrastructure and the minimization of light scattering
| Title: | The physical basis of transparency in biological tissue: Ultrastructure and the minimization of light scattering. |
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| Name(s): |
Johnsen, Sonke, creator Widder, Edith A., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1999 | |
| Publisher: | Elsevier | |
| Extent: | 19 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3174496 (digitool), FADT3174496 (IID), fau:5825 (fedora), 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0948 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
In the open ocean, many animals are highly transparent, some achieving near invisibility. However, little is known about how this transparency is attained. The effects of cellular ultrastructure on tissue transparency were mathematically modeled. Given a specific constant volume or surface area of a higher refractive index material (e.g. protein, lipid, etc.), within a lower refractive index cytoplasm or other matrix, the model calculates the total amount of light scattered as a function of how the volume or surface area is subdivided. The final published version of this manuscript is available atwww.elsevier.com/locate/yjtbi and may be cited as: Johnsen, S., & Widder, E. A. (1999). The physicalbasis of transparency in biological tissue: Ultrastructure and the minimization of light scattering. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 199(2), 181-198. doi:10.1006/jtbi.1999.0948 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1283. |
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| Subject(s): |
Marine zooplankton Transparency Camouflage (Biology) Light--Transmission Light--Scattering |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174496 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jtbi.1999.0948 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1999 Elsevier | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
