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"Optics--a field of physics focusing on the study of light--is also central to many areas of biology, including vision, ecology, botany, animal behavior, neurobiology, and molecular biology. The Optics of Life introduces the fundamentals of optics to biologists and non-physicists, giving them the tools they need to successfully incorporate optical measurements and principles into their research. S©œnke Johnsen starts with the basics, describing the properties of light and the units and geometry of measurement. He then explores how light is created and propagates and how it interacts with matter, covering topics such as absorption, scattering, fluorescence, and polarization. Johnsen also provides a tutorial on how to measure light as well as an informative discussion of quantum mechanics. The Optics of Life features a host of examples drawn from nature and everyday life, and several appendixes that offer further practical guidance for researchers. This concise book uses a minimum of equations and jargon, explaining the basic physics of light in a succinct and lively manner. It is the essential primer for working biologists and for anyone seeking an accessible introduction to optics"--
Photobiology. --- Physiological optics. --- Polarization (Light) --- Rotation of the plane of polarization --- Optics, Physiological --- Optical Phenomena. --- Light. --- Electromagnetic waves --- Optics --- Wave-motion, Theory of --- Optical rotation --- Stereochemistry --- Vision --- Biology --- Light --- Photochemistry --- Polarization --- Visible Radiation --- Light, Visible --- Photoradiation --- Radiation, Visible --- Photoradiations --- Radiations, Visible --- Visible Light --- Visible Radiations --- Photobiology --- Optical Phenomenon --- Optical Process --- Optical Concepts --- Optical Processes --- Concept, Optical --- Concepts, Optical --- Optical Concept --- Phenomena, Optical --- Phenomenon, Optical --- Process, Optical --- Processes, Optical --- Optics. Quantum optics --- Ophthalmology --- Physiological optics --- Light sources --- Spectrum analysis --- absorption. --- animal vision. --- bioluminescence. --- coherent scattering. --- color. --- elastic scattering. --- electric field. --- electrons. --- fluorescence. --- geometry. --- human vision. --- inelastic scattering. --- integrated measurements. --- irradiance. --- light emission. --- light measurement. --- light. --- luminescence. --- lux. --- magnetic field. --- matter. --- mechanoluminescence. --- optical energy. --- optical measurements. --- optics. --- particles. --- phosphorescence. --- photon energy. --- photons. --- photosynthetically active radiation. --- polarization. --- polarized light. --- quantum entanglement. --- quantum mechanics. --- radiance. --- reflection. --- refraction. --- scattering. --- single scattering. --- sonoluminescence. --- spectra. --- spectral measurements. --- spectrometers. --- spectroradiometer. --- sun. --- thermal radiation. --- two-slit interference. --- uncertainty principle. --- units. --- wave interference. --- wave-particle duality. --- wavelength. --- waves.
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Visual ecology is the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how they are specialized for particular visual tasks. Visual Ecology provides the first up-to-date synthesis of the field to appear in more than three decades. Featuring some 225 illustrations, including more than 140 in color, spread throughout the text, this comprehensive and accessible book begins by discussing the basic properties of light and the optical environment. It then looks at how photoreceptors intercept light and convert it to usable biological signals, how the pigments and cells of vision vary among animals, and how the properties of these components affect a given receptor's sensitivity to light. The book goes on to examine how eyes and photoreceptors become specialized for an array of visual tasks, such as navigation, evading prey, mate choice, and communication.A timely and much-needed resource for students and researchers alike, Visual Ecology also includes a glossary and a wealth of examples drawn from the full diversity of visual systems.The most up-to-date overview of visual ecology availableFeatures some 225 illustrations, including more than 140 in color, spread throughout the textGuides readers from the basic physics of light to the role of visual systems in animal behaviorIncludes a glossary and a wealth of real-world examplesSome images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Eye --- Physiology, Comparative. --- Animal ecology. --- Vision. --- Evolution. --- achromatic cues. --- activity patterns. --- ambient light. --- animal kingdom. --- animal. --- animals. --- aquatic species. --- arthropods. --- attenuating media. --- auditory cues. --- behavior. --- bioluminescence. --- brightness. --- camouflage breaking. --- camouflage. --- celestial navigation. --- chemical stimuli. --- color sense. --- color vision. --- colors. --- conspecifics. --- contrast enhancement. --- darkness. --- deep ocean. --- deep-sea vents. --- ecological needs. --- eye designs. --- eye movements. --- eyes. --- fog. --- foragers. --- gravity. --- heterospecifics. --- high resolution. --- humans. --- hydrothermal vent crab. --- image shifts. --- insect systems. --- internal stimuli. --- invertebrates. --- light scattering. --- light sensitivity. --- light. --- magnetic fields. --- mechanoluminescence. --- molecule. --- motion vision. --- natural behavior. --- navigation. --- night. --- nocturnal activity. --- optical environment. --- optical environments. --- optical specializations. --- orientation mechanisms. --- ospins. --- photon. --- photopigments. --- photoreception. --- photoreceptors. --- phototaxis. --- phylogeny. --- polarization vision. --- polarized light. --- predation. --- predators. --- reproduction. --- retina. --- signals. --- small creatures. --- spatial vision. --- sun. --- surrounding world. --- survival. --- ultrviolet colors. --- vertebrates. --- visibility. --- vision. --- visual behaviors. --- visual cues. --- visual ecological requirements. --- visual ecologists. --- visual ecology. --- visual orientation. --- visual pigments. --- visual space. --- visual spectrum. --- visual stimulus. --- visual systems. --- visual task. --- visual tasks. --- water transmission. --- water.
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