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Animal Eyes - Michael F. Land, Dan-Eric Nilsson

Animal Eyes

Buch | Softcover
288 Seiten
2012 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-958114-6 (ISBN)
CHF 78,95 inkl. MwSt
This book covers the way that all known types of eyes work, from their optics to the behaviour they guide. The ways that eyes sample the world in space and time are considered, and the evolutionary origins of eyes are discussed. This new edition incorporates discoveries made since the first edition published in 2001.
Animal Eyes provides a comparative account of all known types of eye in the animal kingdom, outlining their structure and function with an emphasis on the nature of the optical systems and the physical principles involved in image formation. A universal theme throughout the book is the evolution and taxonomic distribution of each type of eye, and the roles of different eye types in the behaviour and ecology of the animals that possess them. In comparing the specific capabilities of eyes, it considers the factors that lead to good resolution of detail and the ability to function under a wide range of light conditions. This new edition is fully updated throughout, incorporating more than a decade of new discoveries and research.

Michael F. Land obtained a BA in Zoology from Cambridge his PhD in Neurophysiology from University College London. He was Research Fellow at University of California, Berkeley (1967-1971), before moving to the University of Sussex where he was a Lecturer and then Professor of Neurobiology (from 1984 to present (now Emeritus)). He also held Visiting Fellowships in Eugene Oregon (1980), Australian Nation University Canberra (1982-84), and Duke University Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, NC (1993). He was elected to the Royal Society of London in 1982. Dan-Eric Nilsson obtained his BSc in Biological Sciences from Goteborg University and his PhD in Structural Biology from University of Lund. He was Research Fellow at the Australian National University Canberra (1983-4) and then the University of Lund (1984-1989). He stayed at Lund as a Lecturer (1989-1995) then Professor of Zoology (from 1995). He was elected to the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm in 2002, and to the German Academy of Natural Sciences, Leopoldina in 2005.

1. The origin of vision ; 2. Light and vision ; 3. What makes a good eye? ; 4. Aquatic eyes: the evolution of the lens ; 5. Lens eyes on land ; 6. Mirrors in animals ; 7. Apposition compound eyes ; 8. Superposition eyes ; 9. Movements of the eyes

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.3.2012
Reihe/Serie Oxford Animal Biology Series
Zusatzinfo Numerous illustrations, plus a 4 page colour plate section
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 462 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Optik
ISBN-10 0-19-958114-2 / 0199581142
ISBN-13 978-0-19-958114-6 / 9780199581146
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