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= The Role of Color on the Reef =
= The Role of Color on the Reef =
'''Introduction'''
=='''Introduction'''==


'''Fish vision'''
=='''Fish vision'''==


Rods and cones
===Rods and cones===


Broad color spectrum
===Broad color spectrum===


UV visual sensitivity
===UV visual sensitivity===


'''Fish Coloration'''
=='''Fish Coloration'''==


The Role of the Environment in Coloration
===The Role of the Environment in Coloration===


Roles of Colors (Protection Against Predation-warning colors, camouflage; Mate Selection; etc)
===Roles of Colors (Protection Against Predation-warning colors, camouflage; Mate Selection; etc)===


Specific colors
===Specific colors===


Patterns
===Patterns===


Juvenile to adult color change (does color serve a different purpose)  
===Juvenile to adult color change (does color serve a different purpose)===


Polymorphism
===Polymorphism===


Color changing (adapting to environment)
===Color changing (adapting to environment)===


Bioluminescence
===Bioluminescence===


'''Coral Coloration'''
=='''Coral Coloration'''==


The role of the Environment on coloration
===The role of the Environment on coloration===


Symbiotic relationship with algae
===Symbiotic relationship with algae===


Fluorescent proteins (cyan, green, yellow, red, purple-blue, chromo-red)
===Fluorescent proteins===


Coral Bleaching- mainly focus on effects of lack of color
==== cyan, green, yellow, red, purple-blue, chromo-red====


===Coral Bleaching ===


'''Sources'''
====mainly focus on effects of lack of color====
 
 
=='''Sources'''==


Longley, W. H. "Studies upon the biological significance of animal coloration. I. The colors and color changes of West Indian reef‐fishes." Journal of Experimental Zoology 23, no. 3 (1917): 533-601.
Longley, W. H. "Studies upon the biological significance of animal coloration. I. The colors and color changes of West Indian reef‐fishes." Journal of Experimental Zoology 23, no. 3 (1917): 533-601.

Revision as of 13:09, 3 March 2014

The Role of Color on the Reef

Introduction

Fish vision

Rods and cones

Broad color spectrum

UV visual sensitivity

Fish Coloration

The Role of the Environment in Coloration

Roles of Colors (Protection Against Predation-warning colors, camouflage; Mate Selection; etc)

Specific colors

Patterns

Juvenile to adult color change (does color serve a different purpose)

Polymorphism

Color changing (adapting to environment)

Bioluminescence

Coral Coloration

The role of the Environment on coloration

Symbiotic relationship with algae

Fluorescent proteins

cyan, green, yellow, red, purple-blue, chromo-red

Coral Bleaching

mainly focus on effects of lack of color

Sources

Longley, W. H. "Studies upon the biological significance of animal coloration. I. The colors and color changes of West Indian reef‐fishes." Journal of Experimental Zoology 23, no. 3 (1917): 533-601.

Losey, G. S., W. N. McFarland, E. R. Loew, J. P. Zamzow, P. A. Nelson, and N. J. Marshall. "Visual biology of Hawaiian coral reef fishes. I. Ocular transmission and visual pigments." Journal Information 2003, no. 3 (2003).

Marshall, N. J., K. Jennings, W. N. McFarland, E. R. Loew, and G. S. Losey. "Visual biology of Hawaiian coral reef fishes. II. Colors of Hawaiian coral reef fish." Journal Information 2003, no. 3 (2003).

Marshall, N. J., K. Jennings, W. N. McFarland, E. R. Loew, and G. S. Losey. "Visual biology of Hawaiian coral reef fishes. III. Environmental light and an integrated approach to the ecology of reef fish vision." Journal Information 2003, no. 3 (2003).

Messmer, Vanessa, Lynne van Herwerden, Philip L. Munday, and Geoffrey P. Jones. "Phylogeography of colour polymorphism in the coral reef fish Pseudochromis fuscus, from Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef." Coral Reefs 24, no. 3 (2005): 392-402.

Cardwell, J. R., and N. R. Liley. "Hormonal control of sex and color change in the stoplight parrotfish,< i> Sparisoma viride." General and comparative endocrinology 81, no. 1 (1991): 7-20.

Alieva, Naila O., Karen A. Konzen, Steven F. Field, Ella A. Meleshkevitch, Marguerite E. Hunt, Victor Beltran-Ramirez, David J. Miller, Jörg Wiedenmann, Anya Salih, and Mikhail V. Matz. "Diversity and evolution of coral fluorescent proteins." PLoS one 3, no. 7 (2008): e2680.

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