Fish with red fluorescent eyes forage more efficiently under dim, blue-green light conditions
Abstract Background Natural red fluorescence is particularly conspicuous in the eyes of some small, benthic, predatory fishes. Fluorescence also increases in relative efficiency with increasing depth, which has generated speculation about its possible function as a “light organ” to detect cryptic or...
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BMC
2017-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-017-0127-y |