Luciferin production and luciferase transcription in the bioluminescent copepod Metridia lucens
Bioluminescent copepods are often the most abundant marine zooplankton and play critical roles in oceanic food webs. Metridia copepods exhibit particularly bright bioluminescence, and the molecular basis of their light production has just recently begun to be explored. Here we add to this body of wo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-09-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/5506.pdf |