Spectral tuning in biology
Författare
Redaktör
- Lars Olof Björn
Summary, in English
Spectral tuning is a diverse topic, both with regard to mechanism and with regard to biological significance. We have touched upon a related topic already when dealing with quantum dots in Chapter 5. In organisms, spectral tuning can be achieved both by chemical means (choice of pigment) and by physical means. The latter aspect is treated towards the end of the chapter in a section on structural color. As for the functional aspect, spectral tuning has significance for photosynthesis, vision, bioluminescence, and coloration both for protection and signalling in various contexts.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2008
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
155-196
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Photobiology — The science of life and light, 2nd. ed.
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
Springer
Ämne
- Biological Sciences
Nyckelord
- Spectrum Spectral tuning Chlorophyll Phycobiliprotein Phycobilisome Phycoerythrin Phycocyanin Allophycocyanin Cyanobacteria Chromatic Chromatic acclimation Chromatic adaptation Anthocyanin Structural color Interference
Status
Published
Projekt
- Photobiology
Forskningsgrupp
- Photobiology
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISBN: 978-0-387-72654-0