Fire in the Sea: Bioluminescence and Henry Compton's Art of the Deep

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Fire in the Sea NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE Gulf Coast Books Sponsored by Texas A&M University– Corpus Christi John W. Tunnell Jr., General Editor A list of titles in this series is available at the end of the book. McKee_Book 1.indb 1 10/15/13 12:46 PM Texas A&M University Press • College Station McKee_Book 1.indb 2 10/15/13 12:46 PM David A. McKee with Larry J. Hyde, Michael Barrett, Jennifer Hardell, & Mark Anderson FIRE IN THE SEA Bioluminescence &Henry Compton’s Art of the Deep McKee_Book 1.indb 3 10/15/13 12:46 PM Copyright © 2014 by David A. McKee All rights reserved First edition Manufactured in China by Everbest Printing Co. through Four Colour Printing Group This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Binding materials have been chosen for durability. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA McKee, David A., 1947–, author. Fire in the sea : bioluminescence and Henry Compton’s art of the deep / David A. McKee, with Larry J. Hyde, Michael Barrett, Jennifer Hardell, and Mark Anderson. — First edition. pages cm. — (Gulf Coast books ; number twenty-five) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-62349-031-7 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-62349-106-2 (e-book) 1. Compton, Henry, 1928–2005. 2. Marine biologists— Texas—Biography. 3. Marine artists—Texas—Biography. 4. Bioluminescence. 5. Deep-sea fishes—Classification. 6. Deep-sea fishes—Pictorial works. 7. Biology in art. 8. Painting—Conservation and restoration. I. Hyde, Larry J., author. II. Barrett, Michael (Biologist), author. III. Hardell, Jennifer, author. IV. Anderson, Mark (Mark Wayne), author. V. Compton, Henry, 1928–2005. Fire in the sea. VI. Anderson , Mark (Mark Wayne). Art of Hank Compton. VII. Title. VIII. Series: Gulf Coast books ; no. 25. QH91.3.C665M35 2014 572’.4358092—dc23 [B] 2013034943 McKee_Book 1.indb 4 10/15/13 12:46 PM ...