Bioluminescence : Living Lights, Lights for Living /

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Bioluminescence is everywhere on earth-most of all in the ocean, from angler fish in the depths to the flashing of dinoflagellates at the surface. Here, Thérèse Wilson and Woody Hastings explore the natural history, evolution, and biochemistry of the diverse array of organisms that emit light. While...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, Thérèse (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Bioluminescence.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • BIOLUMINESCENCE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Part one: FIVE DIFFERENT BIOLUMINESCENCE SYSTEMS
  • Chapter one. A MARINE CRUSTACEAN
  • Chapter two. JELLYFISH AND GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN
  • Chapter three. FIREFLIES AND OTHER BEETLES
  • Chapter four. DINOFLAGELLATES AND KRILL
  • Chapter five. BACTERIA
  • Part two. DIVERSITY, FUNCTIONS , AND EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS OF BIOLUMINESCENCE
  • Chapter six. SHORT ACCOUNTS OF OTHER LUMINOUS ORGANISMS
  • chapter seven BIOLUMINESCENCE IN THE OCEANS
  • chapter eight THE MANY FUNCTIONS OF BIOLUMINESCENCE
  • chapter nine THE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF BIOLUMINESCENCE
  • Part three. BOOKENDS
  • Chapter ten. APPLICATIONS
  • Chapter eleven. HOW DOES LIFE MAKE LIGHT?
  • GLOSSARY
  • FURTHER READING
  • ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
  • INDEX

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