Flash and grab: Deep-diving southern elephant seals trigger anti-predator flashes in bioluminescent prey

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Biology
• Main Authors: Goulet, Pauline, Guinet, Christophe, Campagna, Claudio, Campagna, Julieta, Tyack, Peter Lloyd, Johnson, Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Company of Biologists
• Subjects: ANTI-PREDATOR TACTIC; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOLOGGING; MIROUNGA LEONINA; FORAGING ECOLOGY; PREDATOR–PREY INTERACTIONS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Argentina; Julieta; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/122552

Bioluminescence, which occurs in approximately 80% of the world's mesopelagic fauna, can take the form of a low-intensity continuous glow (e.g. for counter-illumination or signalling) or fast repetitions of brighter anti-predatory flashes. The southern elephant seal (SES) is a major consumer of...