色素团下面是一层细胞,它可以反射周围环境的光,这些细胞可以帮助章鱼精确地匹配周围的颜色。
Just below the chromatophores is a layer of cells that reflect light from the environment, and these cells help the octopus create a precise match with the colors that surround them.
眼细胞是否具有全反射特性仍存在争议,但这一结果可以帮助解释眼睛构造。
If the cells' predicted ability to guide light turns out to be important in vision-still a controversial claim-the result could help explain a bizarre aspect of the eye's construction.
豪特教授解释“因为鲨鱼在水下生存并且很多都喜欢在黄昏和拂晓活动,所以他们生活在相对比较昏暗的环境中。 就如人们在夜晚利用道路反射的光线照明一样,但有一些鲨鱼在一天所有的时间内活动且他们视网膜比一些夜间出没的肉食动物和深水动物拥有更多的视锥细胞和少量的棒形细胞”。
Dr Hart explained that, because sharks live underwater and many are most active at dawn and dusk, they are operating in relatively dim light.
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