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Bioluminescence in the Surface Waters of the Sea

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    RICHARD H. BACKUS, CHARLES S. YENTSCH & ASA WING

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BACKUS, R., YENTSCH, C. & WING, A. Bioluminescence in the Surface Waters of the Sea. Nature 192, 518–521 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192518a0

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