The Science of Bioluminescence in Deep Sea Fish
In short: An exploration of the chemical process of bioluminescence and its vital role in the survival of deep-sea marine life.
A 1:31 short film in the series “Nature's Extremes”.
Sources used in this film: PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information, “A Comprehensive Exploration of Bioluminescence Systems, Mechanisms, and Advanced Assays for Versatile Applications”; NOAA Ocean Exploration, “Student Investigation: Bioluminescence - An Adaptation for Deep-sea Survival - NOAA Ocean Exploration”; Smithsonian Institution, “The Deep Sea”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Species-specific bioluminescence facilitates speciation in the deep sea”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Repeated and Widespread Evolution of Bioluminescence in Marine Fishes”; PLOS ONE, “Variation in lanternfish (Myctophidae) photophore structure: A comprehensive comparative analysis”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Convergent Evolution and Structural Adaptation to the Deep Ocean in the Protein-Folding Chaperonin CCTα”.
Sources used in this film
- PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information — A Comprehensive Exploration of Bioluminescence Systems, Mechanisms, and Advanced Assays for Versatile Applications · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration — Student Investigation: Bioluminescence - An Adaptation for Deep-sea Survival - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
- Smithsonian Institution — The Deep Sea · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Species-specific bioluminescence facilitates speciation in the deep sea · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Repeated and Widespread Evolution of Bioluminescence in Marine Fishes · View →
- PLOS ONE — Variation in lanternfish (Myctophidae) photophore structure: A comprehensive comparative analysis · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Convergent Evolution and Structural Adaptation to the Deep Ocean in the Protein-Folding Chaperonin CCTα · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information: A Comprehensive Exploration of Bioluminescence Systems, Mechanisms, and Advanced Assays for Versatile Applications
- Also: NOAA Ocean Exploration: Student Investigation: Bioluminescence - An Adaptation for Deep-sea Survival - NOAA Ocean Exploration
- Also: Smithsonian Institution: The Deep Sea
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Species-specific bioluminescence facilitates speciation in the deep sea
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Repeated and Widespread Evolution of Bioluminescence in Marine Fishes
- Also: PLOS ONE: Variation in lanternfish (Myctophidae) photophore structure: A comprehensive comparative analysis
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Convergent Evolution and Structural Adaptation to the Deep Ocean in the Protein-Folding Chaperonin CCTα
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