Function of the Dimorphic Eyes in the Midwater Squid Histioteuthis dofleini
| dc.contributor.author | Young, Richard Edward | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-03-25T02:54:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-03-25T02:54:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1975-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The squid Histioteuthis dofleini, like other members of the family Histioteuthidae, has a large left eye and a small right eye. The large eye points in a dorsal posterior direction while the squid typically orients at an oblique angle with the arms downward. The large eye, as a result, points vertically upward. The small eye appears to be directed ventrolaterally. This squid occurs primarily at depths of 500 to 700 m during the day where it is exposed to low levels of downwelling light. Presumably the large eye utilizes this faint downwelling light while the smaller eye utilizes bioluminescent light. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Young RE. 1975. Function of the dimorphic eyes in the midwater squid Histioteuthis dofleini. Pac Sci 29(2): 211-218. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0030-8870 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/953 | |
| dc.language.iso | en-US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Hawai'i Press | |
| dc.title | Function of the Dimorphic Eyes in the Midwater Squid Histioteuthis dofleini | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text |