New on the PLOS Ecology Blog: Bioluminescent Fish

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An Idiacanthus with bioluminescent barbel. Photo: Matthew Davis.Bioluminescence – the production of light from a living organism – is found in a surprising variety of ocean fish. A new study shows the phenomenon has evolved independently many times, in many marine habitats.Read more about how and why so many fish produce bioluminescence in my latest PLOS Ecology Blog post: The Oceans are Aglow With Light-Up Fishes.  

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