The Evolution of the Eye
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Beschreibung
With fascinating, spectacularly beautiful images, the book piques readers’ curiosity about the diversity of visual organs. This book is the result of a dual approach – scientific as well as aesthetic. The compelling images are accompanied by an easy-to-read, understandable text, aimed at both scientists and the educated public, and generally anyone interested in the beauty of nature. Thanks to this combination, the book presents the staggering diversity of eyes in the animal kingdom and provides countless insights into the intriguing mechanisms at work – from simple pigment cups to independently flexible, telescopic, facet and lens eyes.
Educational, exciting, entertaining till the last page, this is a book for anyone who is interested in evolution, nature, and the miracle of life.
With fascinating, spectacularly beautiful images, the book piques readers’ curiosity about the diversity of visual organs. This book is the result of a dual approach – scientific as well as aesthetic. The compelling images are accompanied by an easy-to-read, understandable text, aimed at both scientists and the educated public, and generally anyone interested in the beauty of nature. Thanks to this combination, the book presents the staggering diversity of eyes in the animal kingdom and provides countless insights into the intriguing mechanisms at work – from simple pigment cups to independently flexible, telescopic, facet and lens eyes.
Educational, exciting, entertaining till the last page, this is a book for anyone who is interested in evolution, nature and the miracle of life.
Represents a real work of art, richly illustrated with aesthetically pleasing images, accompanied by clear and incisive descriptive texts Presents the staggering diversity of eyes found in the animal kingdom with both empathy and artistic grace Ideally suited for both scientists and the educated public and generally for anyone who is interested in nature Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Georg Glaeser
Themen in »The Evolution of the Eye«
Animal evolution Animal orientation Color vision Compound eyes Lens eyes Perception Underwater vision Vision Visual organs
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“A valuable work about various intriguing aspects of the eye. … Each chapter is about 20 pages long and contains both text and images. … this work will be very accessible to a diverse readership including the general public and high school and undergraduate students. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All library collections.” (T. A. Franz-Odendaal, Choice, Vol. 53 (8), April, 2016)
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