The Eyes of Fishes
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1989
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-857195-7 (ISBN)
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-857195-7 (ISBN)
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A study of the eyes of all kinds of fishes, describing their anatomy, function, the construction of the fish eye, how images are focused on the retina and its response to images. It also includes surveys of visual characteristics and abilities, and of adaptations to special aquatic environments.
This work attempts to bring together the body of information available about the structure and function of the eyes of fishes. It surveys the eyes of all kinds of fishes including lampreys, sharks and bony fishes. It describes the anatomy, function and the construction of the fish eye, the way in which images are focused on the retina and the response of the retina to these images. The anatomical descriptions are accompanied by functional interpretations made in the light of current research. The book also includes surveys of visual characteristics and abilities and of adaptations to special aquatic environments. The author has attempted to correlate features of the eye with photoconditions and behaviour, for example light intensities, spectrum composition, luminescence, depth preference, pelagic, benthic and amphibious modes of life, diurnality and nocturnality. The work is intended to be of value to scientists carrying out research on eyes and vision, those interested in the sense organs and to fisheries biologists.
This work attempts to bring together the body of information available about the structure and function of the eyes of fishes. It surveys the eyes of all kinds of fishes including lampreys, sharks and bony fishes. It describes the anatomy, function and the construction of the fish eye, the way in which images are focused on the retina and the response of the retina to these images. The anatomical descriptions are accompanied by functional interpretations made in the light of current research. The book also includes surveys of visual characteristics and abilities and of adaptations to special aquatic environments. The author has attempted to correlate features of the eye with photoconditions and behaviour, for example light intensities, spectrum composition, luminescence, depth preference, pelagic, benthic and amphibious modes of life, diurnality and nocturnality. The work is intended to be of value to scientists carrying out research on eyes and vision, those interested in the sense organs and to fisheries biologists.
The photoenvironment; orbit - sulcus, conjunctiva and lids; sclera, cornea and spectacle; chorioid and argenteum; iris; lens and accommodation; intraocular fluids; outer retina - pigment epithelium and photoreceptors; inner retina; visual pigments; neurophysiology of the retina; retinomotor movements; intraocular filters; tapeta lucida; vascular supply; eye movements and equilibrium; development and growth of the eye; visual abilities; adaptations to particular photoenvironments.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.1989 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 135 figures, 12 tables, bibliography |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 712 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-857195-X / 019857195X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-857195-7 / 9780198571957 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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