Phycoerythrin Signatures in the Littoral Zone

Abstract

My long term goal is to understand how adaptive phenotypes evolve in marine organisms, especially marine phytoplankton. This research examines the role of the optical environment in the evolution of the light harvesting apparatus of marine picocyanobacteria, specifically those with phycoerythrin as their principal light harvesting pigment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA573182

Entities

People

  • A. M. Wood

Organizations

  • University of Oregon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Spectra
  • Abstracts
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Biological Pigments
  • Biology
  • Cyanobacteria
  • Environment
  • Fluorescence
  • Genes
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genetics
  • Littoral Zones
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Phytoplankton
  • Pigments
  • Theses

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Systems Analysis and Design