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Heather Austin’s Research… How Color of Shrimp changes with Increased Depth in the Ocean •Question: Does pigment (color of shrimp) change with depth? •Hypothesis: Pigment does change with depth. Shrimp have more red pigment in the deeper waters. Photos Courtesy of Heather Austin and Sara Matthews
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Heather Austin’s Research…How Color of Shrimp changes with Increased
Depth in the Ocean
•Question: Does pigment (color of shrimp) change with depth?
•Hypothesis: Pigment does change with depth. Shrimp have more red pigment in the deeper waters.
Photos Courtesy of Heather Austin and Sara Matthews
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What Heather Found•Pigment increases with depth
•…So in deeper waters, the shrimp have more red pigment compared to the surface waters
•Why?
~900 meters~500 meters
~150 meters
Photos Courtesy of Heather Austin and Sara Matthews
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Photos and Graph Courtesy of Heather Austin and Sara Matthews