Biofluorescent catsharks, glowing in the deep

Friday, April 29, 2016 - 08:50 in Biology & Nature

A team of researchers including scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego found that catsharks are not only able to see the bright green biofluorescence they produce, but that they increase the contrast of their glowing pattern when deep underwater. The study, conducted […]

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