Polarized Light and Polarization Vision in Animal Sciences

Buch | Softcover

XVII, 649 Seiten

2016 | 2. Second Edition 2014
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-51747-5 (ISBN)

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This book covers advances made since the 2004 Springer volume "Polarized Light in Animal Vision" edited by Horvath and Varju, but also provides reviews and synopses of some areas. Part I examines polarization sensitivity across many animal taxa including vertebrates and invertebrates and details both terrestrial and aquatic life. Part II is devoted to the description of polarized light in nature and explores how the physics of light must be taken into account when understanding how polarized light is detected by the visual system. This includes underwater polarization due to scattering; polarization patterns reflected from freshwater bodies; polarization characteristics of forest canopies; normal and anomalous polarization patterns of the skies; skylight polarization transmitted through Snell's window and both linearly and circularly polarized signals produced by terrestrial and aquatic animals. This Part also examines polarized "light pollution" induced by anthropogenic factors such as reflection off asphalt surfaces, glass panes, car bodies, and other man-made structures that are now known to form ecological traps for polarotactic insects. Part III surveys some of the practical applications of polarization vision including polarization-based traps for biting insects, ground-based polarimetric cloud detectors and an historical examination of the navigational abilities of Viking seafarers using the sky polarization compass. The deterrent qualities of ungulate pelage to polarization-sensitive biting insects is also examined in this section.

Part I. Polarization vision in animals and humans.- Part II. Polarized light in nature with implications to animal polarization vision.- Part III. Practical applications of polarization vision and polarization patterns.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2022
Reihe/Serie	Springer Series in Vision Research
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 649 p. 409 illus., 313 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	995 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
Schlagworte	Animal orientation • Animal physiology • atmospheric sciences • Behavioral Sciences • Behavioural theory (Behaviourism) • Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics • Biomedical and Life Sciences • Biophysics • Color Vision • earth sciences • Life sciences: general issues • medical physics • Neurobiology • Neurosciences • optical environment • Polarization patterns • Zoology and animal sciences
ISBN-10	3-662-51747-7 / 3662517477
ISBN-13	978-3-662-51747-5 / 9783662517475
Zustand	Neuware