Year: 2000
Type: review
Abstract: In the threatening world of dog eat dog, or rather, fish eat fish, marine animals have adopted many strategies for protection against predators (25). The Hawaiian squid Euprymna scolopes is no exception. When startled, this small, shallowwater invertebrate rapidly swims away while releasing a blob of ink, meant to mimic the form of its body, to fool and detain its would-be predator. In addition, E. scolopes hosts a symbiotic colony of the bioluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri as an even more sophisticated antipredation measure. During its nocturnal feeding period, the squid emits light downward and modulates it to match the intensity of moonlight, thus preventing the formation of a tell-tale shadow on the ocean floor below. Maintenance of this bioluminescent bacterial partner is therefore important for survival of the squid, which has
Source: Journal of Bacteriology
Authors: Karen L. Visick, Margaret J. McFall-Ngai
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2153199362