Bioluminescence: a fungal nightlight with an internal timer.
Curr Biol
; 25(7): R283-5, 2015 Mar 30.
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ABSTRACT
A recent study shows that green light emission by Neonothopanus gardneri mushrooms, endemic to coconut forests of Northern Brazil, is controlled by a circadian clock. Furthermore, insects are attracted by the light, raising the possibility that bioluminescence functions in spore dispersal and fungal dissemination.
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Asunto principal:
Temperatura
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Ritmo Circadiano
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Luminiscencia
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Hongos
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Curr Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
Año:
2015
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Article