Light Detectors, Photoreceptors, and Imaging Systems in Nature

by Jerome J. Wolken

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195050029
• ISBN13: 9780195050028
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"