How Bioluminescence Functions in Deep Sea Fish
In short: Explore the chemical mechanisms and evolutionary significance of bioluminescence in the ocean's midnight zone.
A 1:46 short film in the series “Nature's Extremes”.
Sources used in this film: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Marine eukaryote bioluminescence: a review of species and their functional biology”; Smithsonian Ocean, “Bioluminescence”; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, “Midnight zone | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution”; Smithsonian Ocean, “The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence | Smithsonian Ocean”; NOAA Ocean Exploration, “What is bioluminescence? - NOAA Ocean Exploration”; National Ocean Service, “How far does light travel in the ocean?”; NOAA Ocean Exploration, “How far does light travel in the ocean? - NOAA Ocean Exploration”.
Sources used in this film
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Marine eukaryote bioluminescence: a review of species and their functional biology · View →
- Smithsonian Ocean — Bioluminescence · View →
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — Midnight zone | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · View →
- Smithsonian Ocean — The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence | Smithsonian Ocean · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration — What is bioluminescence? - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
- National Ocean Service — How far does light travel in the ocean? · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration — How far does light travel in the ocean? - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Marine eukaryote bioluminescence: a review of species and their functional biology
- Also: Smithsonian Ocean: Bioluminescence
- Also: Midnight zone | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Also: Smithsonian Ocean: The Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescence | Smithsonian Ocean
- Also: NOAA Ocean Exploration: What is bioluminescence? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
- Also: How far does light travel in the ocean?
- Also: NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce): How far does light travel in the ocean? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
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