Light and vision in the deep-sea benthos: I. Bioluminescence at 500-1000 m depth in the Bahamian Islands

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 3335-3343

  Johnsen, Sönke ^a   Frank, Tamara M ^b   Haddock, Steven H D ^c   Widder, Edith A ^d   Messing, Charles G ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Ocean Research & Conservation Association Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathyal; Benthic; Benthopelagic; Bioluminescence; Deep sea; Emission spectra; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAHAMAS; ECOSYSTEM; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; VIDEORECORDING; VISION;

ANIMALS; BAHAMAS; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; OCEANS AND SEAS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; VIDEO RECORDING; VISION, OCULAR;

ACTINARIA; ALCYONACEA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; ANTHOZOA; CARIDEAN; CEPHALOPODA; CHRYSOGORGIA; CHRYSOGORGIIDAE; CNIDARIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINODERMATA; ELASIPODIDA; GERARDIA; HETEROCARPUS ENSIFER; HOLOTHUROIDEA; OPHIOCHITON; OPHIURIDA; OPHIUROIDEA; PARAPANDALUS; PARAZOANTHIDAE; PENNATULACEA; ZOANTHIDEA;

EID: 84866239449     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.072009     Document Type: Article

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