Tropical Marine Ecology--An 8-day workshop at Turneffe Flats (photo above), Turneffe Atoll, Belize, Central America. Join New York Sea Grant, The Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence - Great Lakes (COSEE-GL) and the AQUARIUM of Niagara on their twenty-first annual expedition to the Caribbean and study a tropical reef ecosystem.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Bringing Bioluminescence into the Light
Bioluminescence,
or cold chemical light made by living creatures, answers a simple
question: how can an animal survive in the dark? Making its own light by
which it can find food, attract mates or defend itself against
predators is an easy fix. This phenomenon has evolved at least 40 times
in evolutionary history—a clear indication of how important the trait is
for various animals’ survival.
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