UV Lights Up Marine Fish

UV Lights Up Marine Fish

[...] the eyes of some species evolved - in part - to capture the UV. [...] in tropical surface waters, UV-A can make up 40 percent of the total photons. [...] we traveled from physics to physiology and from sunscreen to spawning - all with a variety of side trips along the way.

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Veröffentlicht in:American scientist 2008-11, Vol.96 (6), p.482-489
Hauptverfasser: Zamzow, Jill P, Nelson, Peter A, Losey, George S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cells
Females
Light
Marine
Pisces
Retina
Ultraviolet radiation
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Zusammenfassung:[...] the eyes of some species evolved - in part - to capture the UV. [...] in tropical surface waters, UV-A can make up 40 percent of the total photons. [...] we traveled from physics to physiology and from sunscreen to spawning - all with a variety of side trips along the way.
ISSN:0003-0996
1545-2786
DOI:10.1511/2008.75.482