Underwater linear polarization: Physical limitations to biological functions

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 366, Issue 1565, 2011, Pages 649-654

  Shashar, Nadav ^a   Johnsen, Sönke ^b   Lerner, Amit ^c   Sabbah, Shai ^d   Chiao, Chuan Chin ^e   Mäthger, Lydia M ^f   Hanlon, Roger T ^f  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Communication; Contrast; Vision

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; PHOTIC ZONE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PLANKTON; POLARIZATION; SEAWATER; SHALLOW WATER; TURBIDITY; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VISION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952336670     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0190     Document Type: Article

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