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Bioluminescence in the ophiuroid Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776) is not temperature dependant
Bruggeman, O.; Dupont, S.; Mallefet, J.; Bannister, R.; Thorndyke, M.C. (2003). Bioluminescence in the ophiuroid Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776) is not temperature dependant, in: Féral, J.-P. et al. Echinoderm Research 2001: proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Echinoderm Research, Banyuls-sur-mer, 3-7 September 2001. pp. 177-180
In: Féral, J.-P.; David, B. (2003). Echinoderm Research 2001: Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Echinoderm Research, Banyuls-sur-mer, 3-7 September 2001. Swets and Zeitlinger: Lisse. ISBN 90-5809-528-2. XVI, 337 pp.

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Keywords
    Luminescence > Bioluminescence
    Properties > Physical properties > Thermodynamic properties > Temperature
    Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776) [WoRMS]
    Sweden [Marine Regions]

Authors  Top 
  • Bruggeman, O.
  • Dupont, S.
  • Mallefet, J.
  • Bannister, R.
  • Thorndyke, M.C.

Abstract
    Influence of temperature on the bioluminescence in the ophiuroid Amphiura filiformis was experimentally tested. Amputated arms from individuals acclimated at 6° or 14° were incubated at five different temperatures ranging from 6° to 14° for 2 hours before KCl stimulation. Light response comparisons do not reveal any difference neither for the two temperatures of acclimation nor for the five temperatures of incubation. Therefore, the temperature does not affect the studies parameters of the light emission.

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