Since this is the first time scientists have seen biofluorescence in sea turtles, Gruber is excited to find out how and why the turtle uses biofluorescence.
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The turtle contains certain structures in its skin that absorb the blue light that filters down from the ocean's surface, and re-emits the light at a lower energy level, specifically in the longer wavelengths that make up red and green light. Of course, it wasn't a spaceship - it was a hawksbill sea turtle. National Geographic explorer David Gruber thought he had discovered a UFO glowing with red and green lights while filming coral off the Solomon Islands. BioFuture - Case Study on BioRemediation of Shing Mun River Hong Kong In association with our partners, Environmental International Ltd, we present our Case Study on BioRemediation of Shing Mun River.Since 2001, the Hong Kong Government has launched a five-year programme to bioremediate the sediment of Shing Mun River. The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. Threats to eggs include changes in water temperature and oxygen levels, flooding or sedimentation, predators and disease. Most eggs do not survive to maturity even under the best conditions.
While biofluorescent animals need an external light source to put on their own shows, that doesn't diminish their beauty. Scientists had never before observed biofluorescence in reptiles - until now. In general, however, fish progress through the following life cycle stages : Eggs: Fertilized eggs develop into fish. The oceans also contain a variety of organisms that can biofluorescence, or absorb blue light and emit it in a different color. On land, only fireflies and some species of bacteria and fungi can produce their own light through chemical reactions, an ability called bioluminescence. In contrast, the dark depths of the sea absolutely glow with a menagerie of incandescent animals and plants. But for the first time, a hawksbill sea turtle has been found to have biofluorescent qualities, and has been captured on video by marine biologist David Gruber near the Solomon Islands. Organisms that can glow in the dark provide some of the most beautiful spectacles in nature. There are various types of biofluorescent life forms out there, although many of them are forms of marine life, such as coral and fish. Glowing hawksbill sea turtle is first biofluorescent reptile ever recorded ICAPOVOLUNTEER. The first biofluorescence in reptiles has been sighted and filmed in a hawksbill sea turtle swimming near the Solomon Islands. Check out this neat video from National Geographic's emerging explorer, David Gruber (a marine biologist at the City University of. The Hawksbill sea turtle is an interesting animal.
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