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The presence of lateral photophores correlates with increased speciation in deep-sea bioluminescent sharks
The vast majority of species within the lanternshark genus Etmopterus harbour complex luminescent markings on their flanks, whose functional significance has long remained obscure. Recent studies, however, suggest these enigmatic photophore aggregations to play a role in intraspecific communication....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26587280 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150219 |