Etmopteridae bioluminescence: dorsal pattern specificity and aposematic use

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 their l...

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Autores principales: Duchatelet, Laurent, Pinte, Nicolas, Tomita, Taketeru, Sato, Keiichi, Mallefet, Jérôme
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30873292
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40851-019-0126-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30873292
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40851-019-0126-2

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