Marine Bioluminescence: Mechanisms and Evaluation

Abstract

Our long-term goal is still to understand the mechanisms and adaptive significance of marine bioluminescence (BL). The ubiquity and immense variety of marine BL argues that marine bioluminescence most probably has major unknown significance to life in the sea (Case, et al., 1995).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA627893

Entities

People

  • James F. Case

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Bioluminescence
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Cells
  • Circadian Rhythms
  • Couette Flow
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Information Operations
  • Luminescence
  • Migration
  • Oceanography
  • Plastids
  • Sensitivity
  • Structural Integrity
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Systems Analysis and Design