BIOLUMINESCENT COUNTER-SHADING IN MIDWATER ANIMALS - EVIDENCE FROM LIVING SQUID

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YOUNG, RE
ROPER, CFE
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[1] UNIV HAWAII,DEPT OCEANOG,HONOLULU,HI 96822
[2] SMITHSONIAN INST,NATL MUSEUM NAT HIST,WASHINGTON,DC 20560
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10.1126/science.1251214
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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