Fire in the Sea : Bioluminescence and Henry Compton's Art of the Deep.

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The cold, stygian dark of the extreme sea depths is home to some of our planet's strangest creatures. Even their names evoke a science fiction adventure: dragonfishes, greeneyes, viperfishes, mirrorbellies, lanternfishes. Marine biologist Henry "Hank" Compton (1928-2005) of the Texas...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McKee, David A., 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Gulf Coast books ; no. 25.
Subjects:
Compton, Henry, > 1928-2005.
Compton, Henry, > 1928-2005
Marine biologists > Texas > Biography.
Marine artists > Texas > Biography.
Bioluminescence.
Deep-sea fishes > Classification.
Deep-sea fishes > Pictorial works.
Biology in art.
Biologistes de la vie marine > Texas > Biographies.
Marinistes > Texas > Biographies.
Biologie dans l'art.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.
Biology in art
Bioluminescence
Deep-sea fishes
Marine artists
Marine biologists
Texas
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies
Classification
Pictorial works
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Life in the deep sea
  • Bioluminescence
  • Hank Compton
  • The art of Hank Compton / Mark Anderson
  • Fire in the sea
  • Appendix: Digitizing the artwork / Larry J. Hyde.

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