Study Links Bioluminescence with Increased Diversification

Matt Davis, Nancy Holcraft, Ed Wiley, Leo Smith and John Sparks, have learned that their research paper, "New Study Links Species Specific Bioluminescence with Increased diversification in open ocean," has been published in the journal Marine Biology. 

From the American Museum of Natural History news release: “Scientists have shown for the first time that deep-sea fishes that use bioluminescence for communication are diversifying into different species faster than other glowing fishes that use light for camouflage. The new research indicates that bioluminescence—a phenomenon in which animals generate visible light through a chemical reaction—could promote communication and mating in the open ocean, an environment with few barriers to reproduction."