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Patterns of stimulated bioluminescence in two pyrosomes (Tunicata: Pyrosomatidae)
| Title: | Patterns of stimulated bioluminescence in two pyrosomes (Tunicata: Pyrosomatidae). |
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| Name(s): |
Bowlby, Mark R., creator Widder, Edith A., creator Case, J. F., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1990 | |
| Publisher: | The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Extent: | 12 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3171565 (digitool), FADT3171565 (IID), fau:5627 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Pyrosomes are colonial tunicates that, in contrast with typical luminescent plankton, generate brilliant, sustained bioluminescence. They are unusual in numbering among the few marine organisms reported to luminesce in response to light. Each zooid within a colony detects light and emits bioluminescence in response. To investigate the luminescence responsivity of Pyrosoma atlanticum and Pyrosomella verticillata, photic, electrical, and mechanical stimuli were used. This manuscript is available at http://www.biolbull.org/ and may be cited as: Bowlby, M. R., Widder, E. A. & Case, J. F. (1990). Patterns of stimulated bioluminescence in two pyrosomes (Tunicata: Pyrosomatidae). The Biological Bulletin, 179(3), 340-350. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #805. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bioluminescence Luminescence --Research Pyrosoma Tunicata Marine organisms |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171565 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1990 The Marine Biological Laboratory | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
