The Visual System of Fish
Published on 17. May 1990
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-0-412-33050-6 (ISBN)
Description
An up-to-date summary of all the current knowledge available which relates to the visual system of a fish. The book looks at the anatomy, physiology and development of fish vision and aims to provide not only an understanding of these topics and their relationship to neural function and image formation, but also a better understanding of the relationship of fish with their underwater environment and their consequent behaviour within that environment. A wide range of examples is included and the author highlights the fact that fish provide ideal models of the typical vertebrate visual system and also an example of evolutionary adaptive radiation. The book will be of interest to those working in the areas of visual science, neurobiology, comparative and sensory physiology and fish biology.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
138 illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-33050-6 (9780412330506)
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Ron Douglas | Mustafa Djamgoz
The Visual System of Fish
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12/2012
Springer
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The Visual System of Fish
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Content
The underwater visual environment, E.R.Loew and W.N.McFarland; the optical system of fishes, R.D.Fernald; the optical variability of the fish lens, J.G.Sivak; visual pigments of fishes, H.J.Wagner; electrophysiological characteristics of retinal neurones - synaptic interactions and functional outputs, M.B.A.Djamgoz and M.Yamada; neurotransmitters and neuromodulators of the fish retina, E.M.Lasater; tectal morphology - connections, neurones and synapses, H.Meek; the physiology of the teleostean optic tectum, D.M.Guthrie; the visual pathways and central non-tectal processing, N.A.M.Schellart; behavioural studies of fish vision - an analysis of their visual capabilities, R.H.Douglas and C.W.Hawryshyn; development of the fish visual system, M.K.Powers and P.A.Raymond; Haplochromis Burtoni - a case study, R.D.Fernald; vision in elasmobranchs, J.L.Cohen; stimulus, environment and vision in fishes, W.R.A.Muntz.