Living Lanterns Luminescence In Animals
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Living Lanterns Luminescence In Animals
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Author : Hilda Simon
language : en
Publisher: Viking Children's Books
Release Date : 1971
Living Lanterns Luminescence In Animals written by Hilda Simon and has been published by Viking Children's Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of a variety of animals that produce their own light.
Living Lights
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Author : Charles Frederick Holder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
Living Lights written by Charles Frederick Holder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Animals categories.
Living Lights A Popular Account Of Phosphorescent Animals And Vegetables
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Author : Charles Frederick Holder
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Living Lights A Popular Account Of Phosphorescent Animals And Vegetables written by Charles Frederick Holder and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This fascinating book provides a detailed look at some of the most unusual and fascinating creatures on Earth - those that glow in the dark. Charles Frederick Holder explores a variety of bioluminescent animals and plants, providing a detailed look at how they create light, why they do so, and how humans have harnessed this natural phenomenon. From glowing mushrooms to deep-sea creatures, this book is a captivating look at the weird and wonderful world of bioluminescence. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Bioluminescence
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Author : Thérèse Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2013-03-04
Bioluminescence written by Thérèse Wilson and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-04 with Science categories.
Bioluminescence is everywhere on earth—most of all in the ocean, from angler fish in the depths to the flashing of dinoflagellates at the surface. Here, Thérèse Wilson and Woody Hastings explore the natural history, evolution, and biochemistry of the diverse array of organisms that emit light. While some bacteria, mushrooms, and invertebrates, as well as fish, are bioluminescent, other vertebrates and plants are not. The sporadic distribution and paucity of luminous forms calls for explanation, as does the fact that unrelated groups evolved completely different biochemical pathways to luminescence. The authors explore the hypothesis that many different luciferase systems arose in the early evolution of life because of their ability to remove oxygen, which was toxic to life when it first appeared on earth. As oxygen became abundant and bioluminescence was no longer adequate for oxygen removal, other antioxidant mechanisms evolved and most luminous species became extinct. Those light-emitting species that avoided extinction evolved uses with survival value for the light itself. Today’s luminous organisms use bioluminescence for defense from predators, for their own predatory purposes, or for communication in sexual courtship. Bioluminescence was earlier viewed as a fascinating feature of the living world, but one whose study seemed unlikely to contribute in any practical way. Today, bioluminescence is no longer an esoteric area of research. Applications are numerous, ranging from the rapid detection of microbial contamination in beef and water, to finding the location of cancer cells, to working out circuitry in the brain.
Living Lights
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Author : Michael Filisky
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 1991
Living Lights written by Michael Filisky and has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Bioluminescence categories.
Introduces some of the many plants and animals that glow in the dark and explains this intriguing phenomenon. Includes a fold-out poster that glows in the dark.
Glow In The Dark Animals
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Author : Natalie Lunis
language : en
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Glow In The Dark Animals written by Natalie Lunis and has been published by Bearport Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Explains bioluminescence, introduces animals that produce their own light, and describes how it functions in creatures.
Living Lanterns
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Author : V T Harikumar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-06-02
Living Lanterns written by V T Harikumar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-02 with categories.
Living Lights
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Author : Charles Frederick Holder
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-12-23
Living Lights written by Charles Frederick Holder and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-23 with Science categories.
Excerpt from Living Lights: A Popular Account of Phosphorescent Animals and Vegetables And this abyssal region, covered by miles in depth of water, and which was formerly considered to be the most desolate region upon the globe, is inhabited by light-givers of marvellous beauty and brilliancy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Living Lights
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Author : Charles Frederick 1851-1915 Holder
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-27
Living Lights written by Charles Frederick 1851-1915 Holder and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-27 with History categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Luminous Creatures
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Author : Michel Anctil
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2018-05-30
Luminous Creatures written by Michel Anctil and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-30 with Nature categories.
Naturalists in antiquity worked hard to dispel fanciful ideas about the meaning of living lights, but remained bewildered by them. Even Charles Darwin was perplexed by the chaotic diversity of luminous organisms, which he found difficult to reconcile with his evolutionary theory. It fell to naturalists and scientists to make sense of the dazzling displays of fireflies and other organisms. In Luminous Creatures Michel Anctil shows how mythical perceptions of bioluminescence gradually gave way to a scientific understanding of its mechanisms, functions, and evolution, and to the recognition of its usefulness for biomedical and other applied fields. Following the rise of the modern scientific method and the circumnavigations and oceanographic expeditions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, biologists began to realize the diversity of bioluminescence’s expressions in light organs and ecological imprints, and how widespread it is on the planet. By the end of the nineteenth century an understanding of the chemical nature and physiological control of the phenomenon was at hand. Technological developments led to an explosion of knowledge on the ecology, evolution, and molecular biology of bioluminescence. Luminous Creatures tracks these historical events and illuminates the lives and the trail-blazing accomplishments of the scientists involved. It offers a unique window into the awe-inspiring, phantasmagorical world of light-producing organisms, viewed from the perspectives of casual observers and scientists alike.