Though fascinating, this flamboyant bivalve (Ctenoides ales) is still poorly understood, something Lindsey Dougherty, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley is trying to change. Earlier this year, Dougherty shed light on how the clam's flashing worksby reflecting light through
Date: Jan 06, 2015
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Disco Clam uses Flashy Defense Strategy to Scare Predators Away
The researchers have come to know about clam's unique ability during a detailed study. According to the study's lead researcher, Lindsey Dougherty, clam uses its flash ability to intimidate the predators. It also attracts the light-loving prey, said the doctoral candidate of marine biology at the U
Date: Jan 06, 2015
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Disco Clams' Flashing Strobe Show Could Be Used To Scare Off Predators ...
"In this case, the false predator was just a [Styrofoam] lid. But it turns out a [Styrofoam] lid is indeed pretty scary to the clams, because their flash rate almost doubled from just under 2 Hz to just under 4 Hz," said lead researcher Lindsey Dougherty of the University of California, Berkeley.
Date: Jan 05, 2015
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Disco clam's groovy secrets : Reason for 'DİSCO' Clam's Underwater Light Show ...
When Nature World News first reported of this flashing mollusk, also known as the Ctenoides ales, lead author Lindsey Dougherty of the University of California, Berkeley thought that it used its spectacular display to attract prey (mostly plankton) or scare off predators. And now this latest s
Date: Jan 05, 2015
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'Disco Clam' Discovered to Use Underwater Light Show to Combat Predators ...
"It was on that trip I first saw the disco clam, and immediately fell in love," study lead author Lindsey Dougherty, a doctoral candidate of marine biology at the University of California, Berkeley, said in a press release. "In this case, the false predator was just a styrofoam lid. But it turns out
was just a styrofoam lid. But it turns out a styrofoam lid is certainly pretty scary to the clams, due to the fact their flash price practically doubled from just beneath two Hz to just beneath 4 Hz," Lindsey Dougherty of the University of California, Berkeley, head of the analysis group, mentioned.
this case, the false predator was just a styrofoam lid. But it turns out a styrofoam lid is indeed pretty scary to the clams, because their flash rate almost doubled from just under 2 Hz to just under 4 Hz," Lindsey Dougherty of the University of California, Berkeley, head of the research team, said.
Date: Jan 05, 2015
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'Disco clams' use their groovy flashing lights to fight off predators
A few months ago, University of California Berkeley grad student Lindsey Dougherty figured out the real mechanism. Now shemay have figured out why these funky little clams boogie in the first place.