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The evolution of the eye /

Presents the large diversity of eyes in the animal kingdom and provides insights into the intriguing mechanisms at work, from simple pigment cups to independently flexible, telescopic, facet and lens eyes.

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Main Authors: Glaeser, Georg
Group Author: Paulus, Hannes F., 1943
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Cham, Switzerland :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
German
Subjects:
Eye > Evolution
Eye > Pictorial works
Vision
Evolution Biology
Anatomy, Comparative
Summary: Presents the large diversity of eyes in the animal kingdom and provides insights into the intriguing mechanisms at work, from simple pigment cups to independently flexible, telescopic, facet and lens eyes.
Item Description: Translation of: Die Evolution des Auges - Ein Fotoshooting. ©2014.
Carrier Form: xv, 214 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9783319174754 (hardback) :
3319174754 (hardback)
Index Number: QP475
CLC: Q111-64
Q436-64
Call Number: Q436-64/G543
Contents: Thoughts about evolution -- Lens eyes or compound eyes? -- The world is 3D -- The limits of clarity -- Simple or simplified? -- Above and below the water -- Pax and homology -- Alternative senses -- A world of color -- The language of our eyes.

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