Name: The Visual System in Vertebrates
ISBN: 978-3-642-66468-7

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F. Crescitelli ,
C.A. Dvorak ,
D.J. Eder ,
A.M. Granda ,
D. Hamasaki ,
K. Holmberg ,
A. Hughes ,
N.A. Locket ,
W.N. McFarland ,
D.B. Meyer ,
W.R.A. Muntz ,
F.W. Munz ,
E.C. Olson ,
…
R.W. Reyer

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Frederick Crescitelli
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Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology (SENSORY, volume 7 / 5)

Part of the book sub series: Autrum,H.(Eds):Hdbk Sens.Physiology Vol 7 (1536)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages I-XI

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The History of the Vertebrates
- E.C. Olson
Pages 1-45
The Cyclostome Retina
- Kaj Holmberg
Pages 47-66
Adaptations to the Deep-Sea Environment
- N.A. Locket
Pages 67-192
Evolutionary Adaptations of Fishes to the Photic Environment
- F.W. Munz, W.N. McFarland
Pages 193-274
The Visual World of the Amphibia
- W.R.A. Muntz
Pages 275-307
The Amphibian Eye: Development and Regeneration
- R.W. Reyer
Pages 309-390
The Visual Pigments of Geckos and other Vertebrates: An Essay in Comparative Biology
- F. Crescitelli
Pages 391-449
Vision in Turtles
- A.M. Granda, C.A. Dvorak
Pages 451-495
Adaptive Radiation of the Pineal System
- D.I. Hamasaki, D.J. Eder
Pages 497-548
The Avian Eye and its Adaptations
- David B. Meyer
Pages 549-611
The Topography of Vision in Mammals of Contrasting Life Style: Comparative Optics and Retinal Organisation
- Austin Hughes
Pages 613-756
Back Matter

Pages 757-813

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About this book

The vertebrate eye has been, and continues to be, an object of interest and of inquiry for biologists, physicists, chemists, psychologists, and others. Quite apart from its important role in the development of ophthalmology and related medical disciplines, the vertebrate eye is an exemplar of the ingenuity of living systems in adapting to the diverse and changing environments in which vertebrates have evolved. The wonder is not so much that the visual system, like other body systems, has been able to adapt in this way, but rather that these adaptations have taken such a variety of forms. In a previous volume in this series (VII/I) Eakin expressed admiration for the diversity of invertebrate photoreceptors. A comparable situation exists for the vertebrate eye as a whole and one object of this volume is to present to the reader the nature of this diversity. One result of this diversification of ocular structures and properties is that the experimental biologist has available a number of systems for study that are unique or especially favorable for the investigation of particular questions in visual science or neurobiology. This volume includes some examples of progress made by the use of such specially selected vertebrate systems. It is our hope that this comparative approach will continue to reveal new and useful preparations for the examination of important questions.

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Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles

Frederick Crescitelli

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Book Title: The Visual System in Vertebrates
Authors: F. Crescitelli, C.A. Dvorak, D.J. Eder, A.M. Granda, D. Hamasaki, K. Holmberg, A. Hughes, N.A. Locket, W.N. McFarland, D.B. Meyer, W.R.A. Muntz, F.W. Munz, E.C. Olson, … R.W. Reyer
Editors: Frederick Crescitelli
Series Title: Handbook of Sensory Physiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66468-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1977
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-66470-0Published: 21 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-66468-7Published: 11 December 2013
Series ISSN: 0072-9906
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 815
Topics: Neurology, Neurosciences

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