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Fluorescent Coral (Image 6)
A fluorescent coral under fluorescent lighting conditions. (The same coral can be seen under white light, Here.)
This image was taken by Justin Marshall, head of the Sensory Ecology Laboratory at the Vision, Touch, and Hearing Research Centre (VTHRC), University of Queensland, Australia. Marshall researches fish and invertebrate color vision, color communication, and visual ecology of coral reefs and other habitats. (Date of Image: March 2002) [Image 6 of 8 related images. See Image 7.]
Credit: Justin Marshall, University of Queensland
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