Visual tuning in the flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron to detect blue, bioluminescent light.

Bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon and can be found in many different organisms including fish. It has been suggested that bioluminescence is used for example for defense, prey attraction, and for intraspecific communication to attract for example sexual partners. The flashlight fish, Anoma...

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Main Authors: Melanie D Mark, Marcel Donner, Dennis Eickelbeck, Jennifer Stepien, Minou Nowrousian, Ulrich Kück, Frank Paris, Jens Hellinger, Stefan Herlitze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6040694?pdf=render