Bioluminescence in the Deep SeaBiology 342 Fall 2010 |
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Vocabularyphylogeny: the evolutionary background for the development of a trait or behavior in an animal. ontogeny: the processes by which a trait or behavior develops in an animal. mechanism: the way in which the animal is able to achieve a trait or behavior. adaptive value: the way in which a trait or behavior positively affects the animals survival likelihood. convergent evolution: the same trait or behavior evolving independently in two or more species. Luciferin: A pigment that reacts with oxygen via the enzyme luciferase to emit energy in the form of light. sympathetic nervous system: an involuntary aspect of the nervous system associated with stress or arousal responses ("fight or flight").
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