bioluminescence
/bahy-oh-loo-muh-nes-uhns/US // ˌbaɪ oʊˌlu məˈnɛs əns //UK // (ˌbaɪəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns) //
生物发光,生物发光体,生物发亮,生物光
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the production of light by living organisms.
Examples
To find out how bioluminescence might be affected by that decrease, sensory biologist Tom Iwanicki and colleagues at the University of Hawaii at Manoa gathered 49 studies on bioluminescence across nine different phyla.
In fact, bioluminescence is such a huge drain on energy that it'll be difficult to get plants to glow bright enough to notice.
It is not the purpose of this book to deal with every phase of bioluminescence.
It is not within the scope of this book to discuss bioluminescence in its evolutionary aspects.
A fairly complete list of literature covering the whole field of Bioluminescence is given by Mangold, 1910.
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