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Controlled iris radiance in a diurnal fish looking at prey

Active sensing using light, or active photolocation, is only known from deep sea and nocturnal fish with chemiluminescent ‘search’ lights. Bright irides in diurnal fish species have recently been proposed as a potential analogue. Here, we contribute to this discussion by testing whether iris radianc...

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Autores principales: Michiels, Nico K., Seeburger, Victoria C., Kalb, Nadine, Meadows, Melissa G., Anthes, Nils, Mailli, Amalia A., Jack, Colin B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5830713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29515824
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170838