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Bioluminescence
| Title: | Bioluminescence. |
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| Name(s): |
Widder, Edith A. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2001 | |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill | |
| Place of Publication: | New York | |
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| Extent: | 6 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007457 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
Bioluminescence, which is the ability of an organism
to emit ~ible light, is a common attribute of
marine creatures. The phenomenon is relatively rare
on land, where fireflies are the best-known example.
In the oceans it is ubiquitous, and is found at
all depths. The most common sources in the marine
environment are bacteria, dinoflagellates, jellyfish,
crustaceans, cephalopods, and fish. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1390 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Widder, E. A. (2001). Bioluminescence. In McGraw-Hill yearbook of science & technology 2001 (pp. 52-55). New York: McGraw-Hill. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bioluminescence Luciferases |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007457 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
