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The copepod Calanus spp. (Calanidae) is repelled by polarized light

Both attraction and repulsion from linearly polarized light have been observed in zooplankton. A dichotomous choice experiment, consisting of plankton light traps deployed in natural waters at a depth of 30 m that projected either polarized or unpolarized light of the same intensity, was used to tes...

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Autores principales: Lerner, Amit, Browman, Howard I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5071912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27762400
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep35891