Marine bioluminescence . Why do so many animals in the open ocean make light?

Utgivare

University of Gothenburg. Department of Zoology

University of Reading

Källa

Bioscience Explained. Vol 1 (1)

URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/2077/19437

Samlingar

Archive for Bioscience Explained

Fil(er)

Flashlight fish, Anomalops katoptron, filmed at the Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum (3.747Mb)

The deep sea jellyfish, Atolla wyvillei, seen with lights on and then with lights off. (2.362Mb)

This squid, Abralia veranyi, is doubly amazing because it can actually change the color of its bioluminescence depending on whether it's counterilluminating against sunlight or moonlight. (2.656Mb)

The scaleless blackdragon fish, Melanostomia bartonbeani, seen swimming with lights on and then seen luminescing with lights off. (2.371Mb)

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Datum

2001

Författare

Widder, Edith A.

Nyckelord

Bioluminescence

Abralia veranyi

Atolla wyvillei

Melanostomia bartonbeani

Anomalops katoptron

Publikationstyp

article, other scientific

Språk

eng

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