| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 271 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some colour). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Oxford animal biology series
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Oxford animal biology series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The origin of vision -- Light and vision -- What makes a good eye? -- Aquatic eyes : the evolution of the lens -- Lens eyes on land -- Mirrors in animals -- Apposition compound eyes -- Superposition eyes -- Movements of the eyes. |
| Summary |
This text covers the way that all known types of eyes work, from their optics to the behaviour they guide. The ways that eyes sample the world in space and time are considered, and the evolutionary origins of eyes are discussed. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Text in English. |
| Subject |
Vision.
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Vision. |
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Eye.
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Eye. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Nilsson, Dan-Eric, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Land, Michael F. Animal eyes. 2nd ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 9780199581139 (OCoLC)761379932 |
| ISBN |
9780191624230 (electronic book) |
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0191624233 (electronic book) |
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9780199581139 |
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0199581134 |
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9780199581146 |
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0199581142 |
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