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Colour and Vision: Through the Eyes of Nature 2016
Steve Parker
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Description for Colour and Vision: Through the Eyes of Nature 2016
Paperback. A highly readable guide to the evolution of colour and vision in the natural world. BIC Classification: PDZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
In the Pre-Cambrian era there were no image-forming eyes, and organisms just had basic light receptors to tell the difference between light and dark. For colour to exist there needs to be light, an image-forming eye and a brain to process the data.Around 543 million years ago roughly six major groups of animals existed. Approximately 20 million years later, a blink of the eye in evolutionary history, there were 38 groups - similar to the number that exists today. This dramatic increase may be explained by the evolution of image-forming eyes. With the world suddenly in focus for many species, ... Read more
In the Pre-Cambrian era there were no image-forming eyes, and organisms just had basic light receptors to tell the difference between light and dark. For colour to exist there needs to be light, an image-forming eye and a brain to process the data.Around 543 million years ago roughly six major groups of animals existed. Approximately 20 million years later, a blink of the eye in evolutionary history, there were 38 groups - similar to the number that exists today. This dramatic increase may be explained by the evolution of image-forming eyes. With the world suddenly in focus for many species, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Natural History Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780565093891
SKU
V9780565093891
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