Wolfgang Kowallik

FOREWORD Investigations of the chemical properties and environmental interactions of trace elements have increased in number and scope at an astonishing rate in the past 2 decades. This increase was fostered by the almost simultaneous convergence of factors whose importance could not be ignored...

Blue Light Responses I. INTRODUCTION A sensory or developmental response of an organism to blue-wavelength light (400 to 500 nm) is triggered by the absorption of quanta by photoreceptors. The light-energized photoreceptor then initiates primary molecular reaction(s) that lead to the subsequent...