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The species composition and associated ecological processes that occur during the day are often different than night in aquatic environments. In polar seas and at great depths, "night" can span, months, years, and beyond. Teleosts and elasmobranchs have evolved unique sensory and behavioral modalities for living in darkness. Here scientists propose that neglecting research of these night-time environments has led to an incomplete understanding of their aquatic organismal ecology, population/community dynamics, and ecosystem function. [Source: Bulletin of Marine Science]
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