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
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