Screen LibraryEvolution's witness : how eyes evolved /
"The evolution of the eye spans 3.75 billion years from single cell organisms with eyespots to Metazoa with superb camera style eyes. At least ten different ocular models have evolved independently into myriad optical and physiological masterpieces. The story of the eye reveals evolution's...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"The evolution of the eye spans 3.75 billion years from single cell organisms with eyespots to Metazoa with superb camera style eyes. At least ten different ocular models have evolved independently into myriad optical and physiological masterpieces. The story of the eye reveals evolution's greatest triumph and sweetest gift. This book describes its journey"--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 306 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-295) and index. |
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9780195369748 (hardback : alk. paper) : 0195369742 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | QP475 |
| CLC: | Q111 |
| Call Number: | Q111/S398 |
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Molecular genesis -- age of first cellular life -- age of complex cellular life -- Eukaryotes organize and metazoans arise -- Early animals prepare the ground -- Vision's big bang blazes the trail -- age of arthropods -- Vertebrates gain a foothold -- Shelly fauna rule the seas -- piscine eye develops -- piscine eye matures -- Insects arise to fly -- Stealth, speed, and predation -- age of tetrapods and terrestrials -- Terrestrial life flourishes -- Reptiles push the ocular envelope -- March of the archosaurs -- Dinosaurs and their c |