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Light Detectors, Photoreceptors, and Imaging Systems in Nature Wolken, Jerome J. (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Light Detectors, Photoreceptors, and Imaging Systems in Nature
Wolken, Jerome J. (Professor of Biology, Professor of Biology, Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
This comparative survey of how animals detect light and image in their world includes discussions of photoreceptors, light emitters and optics. It focuses on the evolution of different types of optical systems, describing how these systems have developed into more complex designs.
272 pages, halftones, line figures, tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 25, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195050028 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 280 |
| Dimensions | 161 × 236 × 23 mm · 550 g |
| Language | English |