Comparative control of luminescence in sharks: New insights from the slendertail lanternshark (Etmopterus molleri)

Claes, Julien;Mallefet, Jérôme
(2015) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology — Vol. 467, p. 87-94 (2015)

Files

ClaesMallefetJEMBE2015-1.pdf
  • Restricted Access
  • Adobe PDF
  • 1.13 MB
Request a copy

Details

Authors
Abstract
Here, we investigated the organisation and physiological control of photophores from the slendertail lanternshark (Etmopterus molleri), an etmopterid species phylogenetically distant from E. spinax, one of the two current model species for shark photophore control study. Our results support the idea that lanternsharks evolved a common photophore control mechanism, more complex compared to that of dalatiid sharks, in order to use their luminescence as a versatile deep-sea tool.
Affiliations

Citations

  • APA
  • Chicago
  • FWB

Claes, J., & Mallefet, J. (2015). Comparative control of luminescence in sharks: New insights from the slendertail lanternshark (Etmopterus molleri). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 467, 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.03.008 (Original work published 2015)