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Do you see what I see? Optical morphology and visual capability of ‘disco’ clams (Ctenoides ales)

The ‘disco’ clam Ctenoides ales (Finlay, 1927) is a marine bivalve that has a unique, vivid flashing display that is a result of light scattering by silica nanospheres and rapid mantle movement. The eyes of C. ales were examined to determine their visual capabilities and whether the clams can see th...

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Autores principales: Dougherty, Lindsey F., Dubielzig, Richard R., Schobert, Charles S., Teixeira, Leandro B., Li, Jingchun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28396488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.024570