Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Post-attack bioluminescence is an aposematic signal in cypridinid ostracods
Nicholai M. Hensley, L.P. Shulman, Trevor J. Rivers…·James G. Morin
The paper shows that post-attack bioluminescence in cypridinid ostracods functions as an aposematic signal, deterring predators through learned avoidance.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.22.733700