[Coral-List] scallop eyes

[Douglas Fenner]

Hubble in a bubble: Scallop eyes act just like tiny telescopes.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/hubble-bubble-scallop-eyes-act-just-tiny-telescopes

Open-access.     Includes a wonderful little video.

Original article:

The image-forming mirror in the eye of the scallop.

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/358/6367/1172

Not open-access.  Note "See all authors and affiliations", look for
"corresponding author."

Coral reefs have scallops, often embedded in corals, some quite beautiful.

Cheers,  Doug

-- 
Douglas Fenner
Contractor for NOAA NMFS Protected Species, and consultant
PO Box 7390
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799  USA

New online open-access field guide to 300 coral species in Chagos, Indian
Ocean
http://chagosinformationportal.org/corals

Saving corals from the effects of climate change.

http://discovery.economist.com/environment/5379134246001-saving-corals-from-the-effects-of-climate-change?kw=all&csid=ppc&ref=trump100

Open access.  17 minutes long.