The Bioluminescence of Deep-Sea Jellyfish
In short: An exploration of the chemical process of bioluminescence and its ancient evolutionary origins in the deep sea.
A 1:54 short film in the series “Strange Biology”.
Sources used in this film: Natural History Museum, “Bioluminescence: light in the dark | Natural History Museum”; DeepOceanEducationProject.org, “Factsheet: Bioluminescence”; NOAA Ocean Exploration, “Investigation: Bioluminescence - An Adaptation for Deep-sea Survival”; Smithsonian Institution, “Bioluminescence First Evolved in Animals at Least 540 Million Years Ago”; Smithsonianmag.com, “A Glowing Review: Meet the Museum Scientist Who Studies the Evolution of Bioluminescence in Corals”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Marine eukaryote bioluminescence: a review of species and their functional biology”.
Sources used in this film
- Natural History Museum — Bioluminescence: light in the dark | Natural History Museum · View →
- DeepOceanEducationProject.org — Factsheet: Bioluminescence · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration — Investigation: Bioluminescence - An Adaptation for Deep-sea Survival · View →
- Smithsonian Institution — Bioluminescence First Evolved in Animals at Least 540 Million Years Ago · View →
- Smithsonianmag.com — A Glowing Review: Meet the Museum Scientist Who Studies the Evolution of Bioluminescence in Corals · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Marine eukaryote bioluminescence: a review of species and their functional biology · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Natural History Museum: Bioluminescence: light in the dark | Natural History Museum
- Also: DeepOceanEducationProject.org: Factsheet: Bioluminescence
- Also: NOAA Ocean Exploration: Investigation: Bioluminescence - An Adaptation for Deep-sea Survival
- Also: Smithsonian Institution: Bioluminescence First Evolved in Animals at Least 540 Million Years Ago
- Also: Smithsonianmag.com: A Glowing Review: Meet the Museum Scientist Who Studies the Evolution of Bioluminescence in Corals
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Marine eukaryote bioluminescence: a review of species and their functional biology
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