- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Five Different Bioluminescence Systems
- 1. A Marine Crustacean: Bioluminescent fishes as plagiarists and thieves
- 2. Jellyfish and Green Fluorescent Protein: A soft coral, a calcium-sensitive protein, and fish with related bioluminescence systems
- 3. Fireflies and Other Beetles: Luciferase-dependent bioluminescence color and rhythmic displays
- 4. Dinoflagellates and Krill: The sparkling clocks of the oceans and bioluminescent shrimp
- 5. Bacteria: Bacterial “communication,” symbioses, and milky seas
- Part II: Diversity, Functions, and Evolutionary Origins of Bioluminescence
- 6. Short Accounts of Other Luminous Organisms: Having different and not well- characterized biochemistries
- 7. Bioluminescence in the Oceans: Anglerfish, dragonfish, and a Lake Baikal parenthesis
- 8. The Many Functions of Bioluminescence: Defense, offense, communication, and propagation
- 9. The Origins and Evolution of Bioluminescence: How did luciferases originate?
- Part III: Bookends
- 10. Applications: Tools for biology, medicine, and public health
- 11. How Does Life Make Light?: “Excited molecules” and bioluminescence
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Illustration Credits
- Index
Bioluminescence
Living Lights, Lights for Living
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$45.00 • £33.95 • €40.50
ISBN 9780674067165
Publication: March 2013
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