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Light detectors, photoreceptors, and imaging systems in nature

By Jerome J. Wolken

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
0195050029, 9780195050028, 9781429406321
LCC
QP481 .W58 1995
Open Library ID
OL1090036M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5211777 bytes)
Pages
274\274
Topic
Biology
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

The influence of light on the lives of living organisms is all-pervasive, affecting movement, vision, behavior, and physiological activity. This book is a biophysically grounded comparative survey of how animals detect light and perceive their surroundings. Included are discussions of photoreceptors, light emitters, and eyes. The book focuses in particular on the kinds of optical systems that have evolved, beginning with unicellular organisms that detect and respond to light through to more advanced and complex designs for imaging. The relevance of these studies extends beyond biology, since these findings can be used to help develop photoreceptor energy conversion and information systems, and optical imaging devices with a wide range of everyday applications. The book will appeal to biophysicists, photobiologists, bioengineers, neuroscientists, and all researchers working in the area of vision and visual optics. visual optics.

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