Organisms of all domains of life use photoreceptor proteins to sense and respond to light.
The light-sensitivity of photoreceptor proteins arises from bound chromophores such as …

Light controls important physiological and morphological responses in fungi. Fungi can
sense near-ultraviolet, blue, green, red and far-red light using up to 11 photoreceptors and …

Ultrafast processes in light-absorbing proteins have been implicated in the primary step in
the light-to-energy conversion and the initialization of photoresponsive biological functions …

Genetically encoded, single-component optogenetic tools have made a significant impact on
neuroscience, enabling specific modulation of selected cells within complex neural tissues …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

The capture and utilization of light is an exquisitely evolved process. The single-component
microbial opsins, although more limited than multicomponent cascades in processing …

Collective cell contractions that generate global tissue deformations are a signature feature
of animal movement and morphogenesis. However, the origin of collective contractility in …

Carotenoids are terpenoid pigments widespread in nature, produced by bacteria, fungi,
algae and plants. They are also found in animals, which usually obtain them through the …

Phototaxis in the broadest sense means positive or negative displacement along a light
gradient or vector. Prokaryotes most often use a biased random walk strategy, employing …

Genetically encoded fluorescent reporters of membrane potential promise to reveal aspects
of neural function not detectable by other means. We present a palette of multicoloured …