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Bioluminescent and red-fluorescent lures in a deep-sea siphonophore

Bioluminescent and red-fluorescent lures in a deep-sea siphonophore
Bioluminescent and red-fluorescent lures in a deep-sea siphonophore
Bioluminescence (light production) and fluorescence (re-emission of absorbed radiation as light) are found in an unaccountably diverse array of marine organisms, where their functions are largely unknown. Here we report a deep-sea siphonophore that twitches glowing lures to attract fish. This is rare evidence of bioluminescence used for prey attraction among nonvisual marine organisms. The lures also contain red fluorescent material that shifts the wavelength of emitted light. The existence of a red-luminescent invertebrate suggests that long-wavelength light plays a greater role in marine interactions than previously suspected.
0036-8075
263 (Brevia)
Haddock, S.H.D.
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Dunn, C.W.
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Pugh, P.R.
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Schnitzler, C.E.
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Haddock, S.H.D.
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Dunn, C.W.
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Pugh, P.R.
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Schnitzler, C.E.
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Haddock, S.H.D., Dunn, C.W., Pugh, P.R. and Schnitzler, C.E. (2005) Bioluminescent and red-fluorescent lures in a deep-sea siphonophore. Science, 309 (5732), 263 (Brevia). (doi:10.1126/science.1110441).

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Abstract

Bioluminescence (light production) and fluorescence (re-emission of absorbed radiation as light) are found in an unaccountably diverse array of marine organisms, where their functions are largely unknown. Here we report a deep-sea siphonophore that twitches glowing lures to attract fish. This is rare evidence of bioluminescence used for prey attraction among nonvisual marine organisms. The lures also contain red fluorescent material that shifts the wavelength of emitted light. The existence of a red-luminescent invertebrate suggests that long-wavelength light plays a greater role in marine interactions than previously suspected.

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Published date: 2005

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Local EPrints ID: 16415
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/16415
ISSN: 0036-8075
PURE UUID: 78d70765-530a-44be-90ed-fc90839b4669

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Date deposited: 02 Aug 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:47

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Author: S.H.D. Haddock
Author: C.W. Dunn
Author: P.R. Pugh
Author: C.E. Schnitzler

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