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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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
Publication Dates: | [2015] |
Literature type: | Book |
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English German |
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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. |