Edith Widder
PhD: University of California, 1982
Affiliate Professor
Research interests: bioluminescence

Contact information
Email: widder@hboi.edu
http://www.hboi.edu/marinesci/biolum.html

Johnsen, S. and E.A. Widder . 2001. Ultraviolet absoprtion in transparent zooplankton and its implications for depth distribution and visual predation. Mar. Biol. 138:717-730.

Widder, E.A. and T.M. Frank . 2001. The Speed of an Isolume: A Shrimp’s Eye View. Mar. Biol. 138:669-677.

Widder, E.A and S. Johnsen . 2000. 3D spatial point patterns of bioluminescent plankton: A map of the “minefield” J. Plank. Res. 22(3): 409-420.

Frank, T.M. and E.A. Widder. 1999. A comparative study of the spectral sensitivities of mesopelagic crustaceans. J. Comp. Physiol. 185(3): 255-265.

Johnsen, S. and E.A. Widder. 1999. The physical basis of transparency in biological tissue: Ultrastructure and the minimization of light scattering. J. Theor. Biol. 199: 181-198.

Widder, E.A., S. Johnsen, S. A. Bernstein, J. F. Case, D. J. Neilson. 1999. Thin layers of bioluminescent copepods found at density discontinuities in the water column. Mar. Biol. 134: 429-437.

 
 


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