Daytime eyeshine contributes to pupil camouflage in a cryptobenthic marine fish

Abstract Ocular reflectors enhance eye sensitivity in dim light, but can produce reflected eyeshine when illuminated. Some fish can occlude their reflectors during the day. The opposite is observed in cryptic sit-and-wait predators such as scorpionfish and toadfish, where reflectors are occluded at...

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Main Authors: Matteo Santon, Pierre-Paul Bitton, Ulrike K. Harant, Nico K. Michiels
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f7070a0f5f8445319f099c2ca578ed39
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