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" Adaptive Mechanisms in the Ecology of Vision "
edited by S.N. Archer, M.B.A. Djamgoz, E.R. Loew, J.C. Partridge, S. Vallerga.
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BL
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771981
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b591974
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edited by S.N. Archer, M.B.A. Djamgoz, E.R. Loew, J.C. Partridge, S. Vallerga.
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Adaptive Mechanisms in the Ecology of Vision\ edited by S.N. Archer, M.B.A. Djamgoz, E.R. Loew, J.C. Partridge, S. Vallerga.
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1999
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(xix, 668 pages)
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9401706190
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: 9789401706193
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I. General Principles --; 1a. Light and Photoreception: Physical principles --; 1b. Light and Photoreception: Visual pigments and photoreception --; II. Biophysical Adaptations --; 2. Compound eye structure: matching eye to environment --; 3. Vertebrate optical structure --; 4. A review of vertebrate and invertebrate optical filters --; 5. Vertebrate photoreceptors --; 6. The extraretinal photoreceptors of non-mammalian vertebrates --; 7. The regulation of vertebrate biological clocks by light --; III. Biochemical and Physiological Adaptations --; 8. Adaptation of visual pigments to the aquatic environment --; 9. Visual adaptations in crustaceans: spectral sensitivity in diverse habitats --; 10. Functional organization of the outer retina in aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates: comparative aspects and possible significance to the ecology of vision --; 11. Inner retinal signal processing: adaptation to environmental light --; 12. Ecological aspects of vertebrate visual ontogeny --; 13. Molecular biology of photoreceptor spectral sensitivity --; IV. Behaviour and Communication --; 14. Visual systems, behaviour and environment in cephalopods --; 15. Optical structure and visual fields in birds: their relationship with foraging behaviour and ecology --; 16. Behavioural ecology and retinal cell topography --; 17. Flower advertisement for insects: Bees, a case study --; 18. Bioluminescence --; 19. The behavior of animals around twilight with emphasis on coral reef communities --; 20. Vision and behavior in primates.
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The field of the ecology of vision has grown considerably since John Lythgoe first wrote his original book on the subject in 1979. John Lythgoe was instrumental in founding the subject that has inspired vision researchers to relate the functioning of the visual system with the visual requirements demanded by the environment and behaviour of the animal in it. This book represents a timely and much needed review of the wealth of research that has been carried out in the last twenty years. It deals with theoretical and physical considerations of light and photoreception, practical examples of visual system structure and function and aspects of visual behaviour and communication. Importantly, the book emphasises one of the main themes to have emerged from studies of the ecology of vision: that the visual system is extremely adaptable when confronted with changing environmental and behavioural conditions. Finally, this updated review is a multi-author collection of leading experts currently working in the field of visual ecology, a requirement that reflects the high level of current research activity. The book approaches the visual system from many different areas of biology including neurobiology, sensory biology, cellular biology and behavioural biology. Consequently, the book will be of interest to workers both within and outside the field of vision research and also to undergraduate and graduate students interested in vision.
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Ecology.
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Medicine.
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Neurosciences.
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QP475.E358 1999
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E R Loew
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J C Partridge
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M B A Djamgoz
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S N Archer
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S Vallerga
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