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Bioluminescence of the poecilostomatoid copepod Oncaea conifera
| Title: | Bioluminescence of the poecilostomatoid copepod Oncaea conifera. |
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| Name(s): |
Herring, P. J., creator Latz, M. I., creator Bannister, N. J., creator Widder, Edith A., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1993-04-22 | |
| Extent: | 14 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3350870 (digitool), FADT3350870 (IID), fau:6474 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
The small poecilostomatoid copepod Oncaea conifera Giesbrecht bears a large number of epidermal luminous glands, distributed primarily over the dorsal cephalosome and urosome. Bioluminescence is produced in the form of short (80 to 200 ms duration) flashes from within each gland and there is no visible secretory component. Nevertheless each gland opens to the exterior by a simple valved pore. Intact copepods can produce several hundred flashes before the luminescent system is exhausted. This manuscript is available at http://www.int-res.com/ and may be cited as: Herring, P. J., Latz, M. I., Bannister, N. J., & Widder, E. A. (1993). Bioluminescence of the poecilostomatoid copepod Oncaea conifera. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 94, 297-309. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #952. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bioluminescence Copepoda Poecilostomatoida |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3350870 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1993 Inter-Research Science Center. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
