Eyes to see : the astonishing variety of vision in nature / Michael Land.
2018
QL949 .L35 2018eb
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Title
Eyes to see : the astonishing variety of vision in nature / Michael Land.
Author
Land, Michael F., author.
ISBN
9780191064852 (electronic book)
0191064858 (electronic book)
9780198747710
0198747713
0191064858 (electronic book)
9780198747710
0198747713
Published
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 198 pages) : illustrations
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QL949 .L35 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
573.8/8
Summary
The spectacular capacity to see the world around them has evolved in many different ways among animals. From scallops and jumping spiders to humans, Michael Land explores the extraordinary variety of eyes in nature, how they work, and how they enable their bearers to survive.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Early eyes
Compound eyes and insect vision
Vision in the ocean
Establishing identity
Where do people look?
The mind's eye
The evolution of vision.
Compound eyes and insect vision
Vision in the ocean
Establishing identity
Where do people look?
The mind's eye
The evolution of vision.