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Future Directions in Bioluminescence Research ... Sources of Bioluminescence in the Ocean ... The ocean contains a much greater diversity of bioluminescent organisms than does the remainder of the global environment. These organisms range from single-celled bacteria and dinoflagellates to sharks and squid more than a metre...
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www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/sdworkshop/herringabs.html
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Why are so many animals in the ocean bioluminescent?; Probably bioluminescence originated in the oceans; based on the chemical structures of luciferins and luciferases, bioluminescence may have independently evolved several dozen times.
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siobiolum.ucsd.edu/Biolum_q&a.html
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Deep in the ocean, where sunlight can no longer penetrate, lies an incredible world of darkness. And against all odds, this just happens to be the location of one of nature's most impressive artificial light shows. ... Bioluminescence; Layers of the Ocean; Hydrothermal Vents; Credits and References ;
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www.seasky.org/deep-sea/biolumiscence.html
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When you visit one of New Hampshire's ocean beaches at night at this time of year, ... It turns out that they use bioluminescence as an effective defense against predators. When a plankton cell is disturbed by a predator, it creates a flash of light. The flash might attract the attention of an even larger animal, such as a...
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I thought the topic of bioluminescence would be very interesting to study and I knew that there were some things in the ocean that produced their own light. What I didn't realize when I began was that 90% of things that live in the ocean produce their own light!
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jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/FieldCourses00/MarineEcologyAr...
jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/FieldCourses00/MarineEcologyArticles/WhatsglowingontheoceanBio.html
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Many people have experienced the roll of a boat on a rough body of water—along with a queasy stomach and uneasy legs. ... In the ocean, turbulence is created by wind, waves, tides, and currents. This turbulent motion not only carries around plankton, including dinoflagellates, but also directly affects their biology.
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www.sio.ucsd.edu/explorations/biolum/
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These are the creepy crawlies and monsters of the deep you've been waiting to see. Starting with the first really deep ocean zone - the Mesopelagic... ... The light organs create lights by using a chemical process called bioluminescence. Other deep ocean fish, such as the the gulper eel...
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www.extremescience.com/deepcreat.htm
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You can access the Ocean Explorer Bioluminescence 2009 News Feed here: ... July 28, 2009 View pictures of bioluminescence from inside the submersible. There are dozens of species on the sea floor in even the bleakest habitat and, unlike the case for plankton, it seems that only a small fraction of them make light.
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oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/09bioluminescence/w...
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/09bioluminescence/welcome.html
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Bioluminescence is light produced by living organisms. It is extremely common in the oceans and occurs in all oceans at all depths ... ... In the dark of the ocean, bioluminescence can help organisms to survive. Several deep-sea fish, such as anglerfish and viperfish, use bioluminescence as a lure to attract prey.
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squid.tepapa.govt.nz/the-deep/article/bioluminescence-i...
squid.tepapa.govt.nz/the-deep/article/bioluminescence-in-the-deep-ocean
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