Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource Visual ecology, Thomas W. Cronin, Sonke Johnsen, N. Justin Marshall, and Eric J. Warrant

Visual ecology, Thomas W. Cronin, Sonke Johnsen, N. Justin Marshall, and Eric J. Warrant

Creator
Summary
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 flight and the optical environment. It then looks at how photoreceptors intercept light and convert it to usable biological signals, how the properties of these components affect a given receptor's sensitivity to light. The book goes on to examine how eyes and photoreceptors become specialized for an array of visual tasks, such as navigation, evading prey, mate choice, and communication. -- from dust jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xx, 405 pages
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Light and the optical environment
  • Visual pigments and photoreceptors
  • The optical building blocks of eyes
  • The eye designs of the animal kingdom
  • Spatial vision
  • Color vision
  • Polarization vision
  • Vision in attenuating media
  • Motion vision and eye movements
  • Vision in dim light
  • Visual orientation and navigation
  • Signals and camouflage
Isbn
9780691151847
Instance
Label
Visual ecology
Title
Visual ecology
Statement of responsibility
Thomas W. Cronin, Sonke Johnsen, N. Justin Marshall, and Eric J. Warrant
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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 flight and the optical environment. It then looks at how photoreceptors intercept light and convert it to usable biological signals, how the properties of these components affect a given receptor's sensitivity to light. The book goes on to examine how eyes and photoreceptors become specialized for an array of visual tasks, such as navigation, evading prey, mate choice, and communication. -- from dust jacket
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1945-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Cronin, Thomas W.
Dewey number
612.8/4
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
QP475
LC item number
.C76 2014
Literary form
non fiction
NAL call number
QP475
NAL item number
.C76 2014
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
  • 2014 J-508
  • WW 103
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Vision
  • Animal ecology
  • Physiology, Comparative
  • Eye
  • Animal ecology
  • Eye
  • Physiology, Comparative
  • Vision
  • Animal ecology
  • Eye
  • Physiology, Comparative
  • Vision
  • Auge
  • Evolution
  • Physiologie
  • Sehen
  • Tiere
  • Visuelle Wahrnehmung
  • Écologie animale
  • Vision
  • Vision, Ocular
  • Djurekologi
  • Ögon
  • Evolution
  • Vision, Ocular
Label
Visual ecology, Thomas W. Cronin, Sonke Johnsen, N. Justin Marshall, and Eric J. Warrant
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Light and the optical environment -- Visual pigments and photoreceptors -- The optical building blocks of eyes -- The eye designs of the animal kingdom -- Spatial vision -- Color vision -- Polarization vision -- Vision in attenuating media -- Motion vision and eye movements -- Vision in dim light -- Visual orientation and navigation -- Signals and camouflage
Control code
ocn861677412
Dimensions
27 cm
Extent
xx, 405 pages
Isbn
9780691151847
Lccn
2014002359
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40023995782
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780691151847
  • (OCoLC)861677412
Label
Visual ecology, Thomas W. Cronin, Sonke Johnsen, N. Justin Marshall, and Eric J. Warrant
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Light and the optical environment -- Visual pigments and photoreceptors -- The optical building blocks of eyes -- The eye designs of the animal kingdom -- Spatial vision -- Color vision -- Polarization vision -- Vision in attenuating media -- Motion vision and eye movements -- Vision in dim light -- Visual orientation and navigation -- Signals and camouflage
Control code
ocn861677412
Dimensions
27 cm
Extent
xx, 405 pages
Isbn
9780691151847
Lccn
2014002359
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40023995782
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780691151847
  • (OCoLC)861677412

Subject

Library Locations

    • Waubonsee: Sugar Grove Campus - Todd LibraryBorrow it
      Collins Hall 2nd Floor Waubonsee Community College Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive, Sugar Grove, IL, 60554-9454, US
      41.7974000 -88.45785

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Waubonsee Community College. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.