Marine Optics: Dark Disguise

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  • Michael F. Land
  • Daniel Colaço Osorio
چکیده

Survival in the deep sea depends on seeing others without being seen yourself. A recent study examined two switchable camouflage strategies in cephalopods: transparency and dark pigmentation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Biology

دوره 21  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011