Species abundance, sexual encounter and bioluminescent signalling in the deep sea
Species abundance, sexual encounter and bioluminescent signalling in the deep sea
The problems faced by deep-sea animals in achieving sexual and other encounters require sensory and effector systems the synergy of which can span the often very substantial distances that separate individuals. Bioluminescent systems provide one of the links between individuals, and the sexual dimorphism of some photophores suggests that they are employed to attract a mate. However, nearest-neighbour values for many deep-sea animals put them beyond the effective range of bioluminescent signals and it is therefore likely that these signals are employed at intermediate ranges, once an initial contact (perhaps olfactory) has been made.
Photophores Bioluminescence Sexual Dimorphism Encounter Probability Mate Attraction Chemosensory Systems
1273-1276
Herring, P.J.
1721d764-adb4-41af-8e62-43a7e1b9c291
29 September 2000
Herring, P.J.
1721d764-adb4-41af-8e62-43a7e1b9c291
Herring, P.J.
(2000)
Species abundance, sexual encounter and bioluminescent signalling in the deep sea.
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 355 (1401), .
(doi:10.1098/rstb.2000.0682).
Abstract
The problems faced by deep-sea animals in achieving sexual and other encounters require sensory and effector systems the synergy of which can span the often very substantial distances that separate individuals. Bioluminescent systems provide one of the links between individuals, and the sexual dimorphism of some photophores suggests that they are employed to attract a mate. However, nearest-neighbour values for many deep-sea animals put them beyond the effective range of bioluminescent signals and it is therefore likely that these signals are employed at intermediate ranges, once an initial contact (perhaps olfactory) has been made.
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Published date: 29 September 2000
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Photophores Bioluminescence Sexual Dimorphism Encounter Probability Mate Attraction Chemosensory Systems
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National Oceanography Centre,Southampton
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/64743
ISSN: 0962-8436
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