Etmopteridae bioluminescence: dorsal pattern specificity and aposematic use

Etmopteridae bioluminescence: dorsal pattern specificity and aposematic use

Abstract Background In the darkness of the ocean, an impressive number of taxa have evolved the capability to emit light. Many mesopelagic organisms emit a dim ventral glow that matches with the residual environmental light in order to camouflage themselves (counterillumination function). Sharks use...

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Main Authors: Laurent Duchatelet, Nicolas Pinte, Taketeru Tomita, Keiichi Sato, Jérôme Mallefet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Zoological Letters
Subjects:
Etmopteridae
Dorsal pattern
Bioluminescence
Intraspecific recognition
Aposematism
Spines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40851-019-0126-2

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