2016
Biofluorescence in Catsharks (Scyliorhinidae): Fundamental Description and Relevance for Elasmobranch Visual Ecology
Gruber DF, Loew ER, Deheyn DD, Akkaynak D, Gaffney JP, Smith WL, Davis MP, Stern JH, Pieribone VA, Sparks JS. Biofluorescence in Catsharks (Scyliorhinidae): Fundamental Description and Relevance for Elasmobranch Visual Ecology. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 24751. PMID: 27109385, PMCID: PMC4843165, DOI: 10.1038/srep24751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle visual pigmentCartilaginous fishChain catsharksMarine fishPhylogenetic investigationVisual ecologyWestern AtlanticSharksCatsharkBright green fluorescenceElasmobranch behaviourVisual pigmentsPhotoreceptor cellsShark eyeSwell sharksBiofluorescenceCephaloscyllium ventriosumFishGreen fluorescenceSpeciesPotential importancePhotoreceptor propertiesEastern PacificEcologyElasmobranchs
2014
The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon
Sparks JS, Schelly RC, Smith WL, Davis MP, Tchernov D, Pieribone VA, Gruber DF. The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e83259. PMID: 24421880, PMCID: PMC3885428, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescent proteinCoral reef fishesRay-finned fishesNovel fluorescent proteinsColor vision capabilitiesFish lineagesAnimal treeMarine lineagesPhylogenetic distributionEvolutionary historyBony fishIntraspecific communicationLineagesExperimental biologyPhenotypic variabilityFishProteinBiofluorescenceCurrent understandingSpeciesCnidariansGenusDiscoveryBiologyTrees