The Biological Process of Bioluminescence in Deep Sea Fish
In short: Bioluminescence is a highly efficient chemical process that allows deep-sea organisms to communicate, hunt, and hide in the ocean's darkest zones.
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Sources used in this film: Britannica, “Marine bioluminescence | Deep-Sea, Bioluminescent Organisms & Bioluminescence | Britannica”; NOAA Ocean Exploration, “What’s Blacker Than Black? - NOAA Ocean Exploration”; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, “Midnight zone | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution”; Smithsonian Ocean, “Bioluminescence”; Britannica, “Bioluminescence - Marine, Fungi, Insects | Britannica”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Bioluminescence and environmental light drive the visual evolution of deep-sea shrimp (Oplophoroidea)”; Nature, “Distribution and quantification of bioluminescence as an ecological trait in the deep sea benthos - Scientific Reports”.
Sources used in this film
- Britannica — Marine bioluminescence | Deep-Sea, Bioluminescent Organisms & Bioluminescence | Britannica · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration — What’s Blacker Than Black? - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — Midnight zone | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · View →
- Smithsonian Ocean — Bioluminescence · View →
- Britannica — Bioluminescence - Marine, Fungi, Insects | Britannica · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Bioluminescence and environmental light drive the visual evolution of deep-sea shrimp (Oplophoroidea) · View →
- Nature — Distribution and quantification of bioluminescence as an ecological trait in the deep sea benthos - Scientific Reports · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Britannica: Marine bioluminescence | Deep-Sea, Bioluminescent Organisms & Bioluminescence | Britannica
- Also: NOAA Ocean Exploration: What’s Blacker Than Black? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
- Also: Midnight zone | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Also: Smithsonian Ocean: Bioluminescence
- Also: Britannica: Bioluminescence - Marine, Fungi, Insects | Britannica
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Bioluminescence and environmental light drive the visual evolution of deep-sea shrimp (Oplophoroidea)
- Also: Nature: Distribution and quantification of bioluminescence as an ecological trait in the deep sea benthos - Scientific Reports
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