Squid lights
and Bearse and Saila (1975) reviewed and summarized most of the current theories of light attraction among marine organisms: 1) positive phototaxis 2) intensity preference (brightness) 3) wavelength preference (color response) 4) con-ditioned or unconditioned response where light is associated with food 5) curiosity 6) photic disorientation and 7) hypnosis. No one has reliably determined which factors are responsible in any particular species.
Squid lights
and Bearse and Saila (1975) reviewed and summarized most of the current theories of light attraction among marine organisms: 1) positive phototaxis 2) intensity preference (brightness) 3) wavelength preference (color response) 4) con-ditioned or unconditioned response where light is associated with food 5) curiosity 6) photic disorientation and 7) hypnosis. No one has reliably determined which factors are responsible in any particular species.