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Wolken Invertebrate Photoreceptors
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2070-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
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A Comparative Analysis
E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Web PDF
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2070-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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Invertebrate Photoreceptors: A Comparative Analysis covers the structure and pigment chemistry of invertebrate photoreceptors. The book discusses the photobehavior and photoreceptor systems of invertebrate animals; the protozoan photoreceptor; and the compound eye. The text also describes the crustacean and mollusc eyes; the vertebrate retinal photoreceptors; and the invertebrate eye and its visual pigments. The book concludes with discussions on primitive photoreceptors; spectral sensitivity, pigments, and color vision; and polarized light analysis. Biologists and people involved in the study of invertebrate photobiology will find the text invaluable.
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1;Front Cover;1
2;Invertebrate Photoreceptors: A Comparative Analysis;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;PREFACE;10
7;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;12
8;CHAPTER I. PHOTOBIOLOGY;14
8.1;Introduction;14
8.2;Radiation;14
8.3;The Nature of Light;16
8.4;Photoreceptors;17
8.5;Photosensitivity and Pigments;18
8.6;Experimental Methods;30
9;CHAPTER II. THE PROTOZOAN PHOTORECEPTOR:EYESPOT AND FLAGELLUM;33
9.1;Protozoa;33
9.2;Photomotion;40
9.3;Photoreceptor Pigment;49
9.4;The Flagellum and Excitation;54
10;CHAPTER III. THE COMPOUND EYE;60
10.1;Imaging Eyes;60
10.2;Compound Eye Structure;63
10.3;Insect Compound Eyes;65
10.4;Related Discussion;78
11;CHAPTER IV. CRUSTACEA AND MOLLUSC EYES;83
11.1;Crustacea;83
11.2;Molluscs;99
11.3;The Rhabdom Structure;102
12;CHAPTER V. THE VERTEBRATE RETINAL PHOTORECEPTORS;106
12.1;The Retinal Rod;106
12.2;Vertebrate Visual Pigments;113
12.3;Molecular Structure of the Retinal Rod;120
13;CHAPTER VI. THE INVERTEBRATE EYE AND ITS VISUAL PIGMENTS;125
13.1;The Visual Pigments;125
13.2;Accessory and Screening Pigments;146
13.3;Concluding Remarks;150
14;CHAPTER VII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING THOUGHTS;153
14.1;Primitive Photoreceptors;153
14.2;Visual Photoreceptors;154
14.3;Photoreceptor Molecules;161
14.4;Spectral Sensitivity, Pigments, and Color Vision;162
14.5;Polarized Light Analysis;164
14.6;Photoreceptor Evolution;167
15;REFERENCES;169
16;APPENDIX;183
17;SUBJECT INDEX;186
