Environmental control of morphological color changes in the Bigfin Reef Squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Annaliese Chang, Da Eun Kim, Adina Hoffman, Zdeněk Lajbner, Jonathan Miller, Sebastian Gaston Alvarado
This study shows that environmental conditions and age influence chromatophore density and size in squid, revealing a trade-off between number and expansion of color cells.
Frontiers in Marine Science · Oct 2, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology