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Bioluminescence : living lights, lights for living / Thérèse Wilson, J. Woodland Hastings

Author
Wilson, Therese, 1925-
Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Physical Description
vi, 185 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
Additional Creators
Hastings, J. Woodland (John Woodland), 1927-2014

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Contents
Pt. I. Five different bioluminescence systems. 1. A marine crustacean : bioluminescent fishes as plagiarists and thieves ; 2. Jelly fish and green fluorescent protein : a soft coral, a calcium-sensitive protein, and fish with related bioluminescence systems ; 3. Fireflies and other beetles : luciferase-dependent bioluminescence color and rhythmic displays ; 4. Dinoflagellates and krill : the sparkling clocks of the oceans and bioluminescent shrimp ; 5. Bacteria : bacterial "communication, " symbioses, and milky seas -- pt. II. Diversity, functions, and evolutionary origins of bioluminescence. 6. Short accounts of other luminous organisms : having different and not well-characterized biochemistries ; 7. Bioluminescence in the oceans : anglerfish, dragonfish, and a Lake Baikal parenthesis ; 8. The many functions of bioluminescence : defense, offense, communication, and propagation ; 9. The origins and evolution of bioluminescence : how did luciferases originate? -- pt. III. Bookends. 10. Applications : tools for biology, medicine, and public health ; 11. How does life make light? : "excited molecules" and bioluminescence.
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ISBN
9780674067165 (alk. paper)
0674067169 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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