Bioluminescence : living lights, lights for living /
Bioluminescence is everywhere on earth, most of all in the ocean, from angler fish in the depths to flashing dinoflagellates at the surface. Wilson and Hastings explore the natural history, evolution, and biochemistry of the diverse array of organisms that emit light and offer an evolutionary explan...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
©2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Bioluminescence is everywhere on earth, most of all in the ocean, from angler fish in the depths to flashing dinoflagellates at the surface. Wilson and Hastings explore the natural history, evolution, and biochemistry of the diverse array of organisms that emit light and offer an evolutionary explanation for their sporadic distribution and rarity. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 185 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780674068025 0674068025 0674071913 9780674071919 |