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Adaptations to the Deep-Sea Environment

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The Visual System in Vertebrates

Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology ((1536,volume 7 / 5))

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The world’s oceans cover some 70% of the surface of the globe, and of this area 75% is deeper than 3000 m. Unaided, man can explore only the surface and edges of this mass of water; he requires diverse probes and samplers to investigate the habitat of deep-sea fishes.

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Locket, N. (1977). Adaptations to the Deep-Sea Environment. In: Crescitelli, F. (eds) The Visual System in Vertebrates. Handbook of Sensory Physiology, vol 7 / 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66468-7_3

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