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| Title |
Polarization vision seldom increases the sighting distance of silvery fish
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| Published in |
Current Biology, August 2016
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.030 |
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| Authors |
Sönke Johnsen, Yakir L. Gagnon, N. Justin Marshall, Thomas W. Cronin, Viktor Gruev, Samuel Powell |
| Abstract |
Although the function of polarization vision, the ability to discern the polarization characteristics of light, is well established in many terrestrial and benthic species, its purpose in pelagic species (squid and certain fish and crustaceans) is poorly understood [1]. A long-held hypothesis is that polarization vision in open water is used to break the mirror camouflage of silvery fish, as biological mirrors can change the polarization of reflected light [2,3]. Although, the addition of polarization information may increase the conspicuousness of silvery fish at close range, direct evidence that silvery fish - or indeed any pelagic animal - are visible at longer distances using polarization vision rather than using radiance (i.e. brightness) vision is lacking. Here we show, using in situ polarization imagery and a new visual detection model, that polarization vision does not in fact appear to allow viewers to see silvery fish at greater distances. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 15 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 33% |
| Sweden | 2 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 8 | 53% |
| Members of the public | 7 | 47% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 26 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 25 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 15% |
| Researcher | 4 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Unknown | 7 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 31% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 19% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Unknown | 7 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 62. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 December 2017.
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