作者: Sönke Johnsen
DOI: 10.2307/1543609
关键词: Ecology 、 Ecology (disciplines) 、 Biology 、 Camouflage 、 Transparency (behavior) 、 Marine ecosystem 、 Pelagic zone
摘要: Despite the prevalence and importance of transparency in organisms, particularly pelagic species, it is a poorly understood characteristic. This article reviews the current state of knowledge on the distribution, ecology, and physical basis of biological transparency. Particular attention is paid to the distribution of transparent species relative to their optical environment, the relationship between transparency and visual predation, the physics of transparency, and what is known about the anatomical and ultrastructural modifications …