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Visual Ecology
Thomas W. Cronin
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Description for Visual Ecology
Hardback. Presents the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how they are specialized for particular visual tasks. This book provides the synthesis of the field to appear in more than three decades. Num Pages: 432 pages, 144 color illus. 21 halftones. 60 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 247 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1262.
Visual ecology is the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how they are specialized for particular visual tasks. Visual Ecology provides the first up-to-date synthesis of the field to appear in more than three decades. Featuring some 225 illustrations, including more than 140 in color, spread throughout the text, this comprehensive and accessible book begins by discussing the basic properties of light and the optical environment. It then looks at how photoreceptors intercept light and convert it to usable biological signals, how the pigments and cells of vision ... Read more
Visual ecology is the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how they are specialized for particular visual tasks. Visual Ecology provides the first up-to-date synthesis of the field to appear in more than three decades. Featuring some 225 illustrations, including more than 140 in color, spread throughout the text, this comprehensive and accessible book begins by discussing the basic properties of light and the optical environment. It then looks at how photoreceptors intercept light and convert it to usable biological signals, how the pigments and cells of vision ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1277g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691151847
SKU
V9780691151847
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Ref
99-17
About Thomas W. Cronin
Thomas W. Cronin is professor of biological sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Sonke Johnsen is professor of biology at Duke University. N. Justin Marshall is professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Queensland in Australia. Eric J. Warrant is professor of zoology at Lund University in Sweden.
Reviews for Visual Ecology
Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Textbook/Biological & Life Sciences, Association of American Publishers "[A] beautiful textbook: aesthetically formatted, clearly written, and with many carefully-chosen (and beautiful to look at!) data images that support the concepts presented in each chapter. This is a wonderful resource for grad students and medical students who want a deeper understanding of vision, advanced ... Read more