George R. R. Bell

TL;DR: Modeling of the ultrastructural data and spectral measurements with Lorenz‐Mie theory and Monte Carlo simulations suggest that leucophore whiteness is produced by incoherent scattering based upon a randomly ordered system, which may provide a template for bio‐inspired approaches to efficient light scattering in materials science and optical engineering.

TL;DR: The results suggest that cephalopod chromatophore pigment granules are more complex than homogeneous clusters of chromogenic pigments, and are luminescent protein nanostructures that facilitate the rapid and sophisticated changes exhibited in dermal pigmentation.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the mechanism of producing iridescent signals has not previously been reported in cephalopods and it is an exceptionally effective way to create a fast and conspicuous warning display.

TL;DR: Small dorsal papillae from cuttlefish were preserved in their retracted or extended state, and examined with a variety of histological techniques including brightfield, confocal, and scanning electron microscopy, which suggested that papilla extension might create tension in the overlying connective tissue and chromatophore layers, storing energy for elastic retraction.

TL;DR: The Hanlon Marine Biological Laboratory Program in Sensory Physiology and Behavior, Woods Hole MA 02543, USA, and the Kattawar Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering Department of Physics and Astronomy Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77843 , USA are contacted.