Marine Bioluminescence: Mechanisms and Evaluation
Abstract
Our long-term goal is to investigate marine bioluminescence with emphasis on its mechanisms and adaptive significance. The ubiquity of bioluminescence in the sea argues that its importance to marine life far exceeds present understanding. Our efforts center on increasing this understanding through research on a broad front ranging from cellular to populational aspects of bioluminescence. Objectives during the year have been to: (1) complete work on triggering and adaptive significance of counterillumination in the fish Porichthys notatus, (2) complete a multiyear study of bioluminescence in the S. California Bight using moored detectors, (3) continue study of luminescence in gelatinous zooplankton and marine snow, and (4) investigate the role of cytoskeletal elements in the daily migration of luminelles in the dinoflagellate Pyrocystis fusiformis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA535235
Entities
People
- James F. Case
Organizations
- University of California, Santa Barbara