Color in Nature
1st Edition
Published on 12. November 2024
288 pages
978-0-691-25862-1 (ISBN)
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Justin Marshall | Thomas Cronin | Soenke Johnsen
Color in Nature
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11/2024
Princeton University Press
€37.50
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Persons
Justin Marshall is professor emeritus of neuroscience and marine biology at the University of Queensland. Anya Hurlbert is professor of visual neuroscience at Newcastle University. Jane Boddy is a color trend forecaster based in London, and is a creative contributor to the Pantone Color Institute. Thomas Cronin is professor of biological sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Ron Douglas is emeritus professor in the Department of Optometry and Visual Sciences at City, University of London. Sönke Johnsen is professor of biology at Duke University. Fabio Cortesi is a research fellow and group leader in evolutionary biology and marine science at the School of the Environment at the University of Queensland.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Broader Spectrum
- Animals and Color
- Humans and Color
- Color Meaning for Humans
- 1. What is Color?
- How Color Begins
- The Colors of Water, Rocks, and Plants
- How Do Living Things Make Color?
- Chlorophyll in Leaves and Plants
- Structural Color
- Fluorescence
- 2. How Animals See Color
- The Anatomy of Eyes
- The Origins of Photoreception
- The Building Blocks of Color Vision
- Color Vision Variety
- Human Color Vision: From Cones to Concepts
- Birds, Bees, and the Colorblind Octopus
- Another Way to See Color
- Colors in the Brain
- 3. Hidden Color
- Ultraviolet Sensitivity
- Sex and the Fluorescent Feather
- Sensitivity Beyond Red
- Bioluminescence
- 4. The Evolution of Colors
- What is Visual Ecology?
- Finding Vegetarian Food
- Color and Sex
- The Fighting Functions of Color
- Camouflage
- Colors on the Reef
- 5. Color in Human Life
- Color Preference
- Why Do Girls Like Pink?
- Color Naming
- Color as a Trend
- Fashion
- Architecture and Interiors
- Color in Art
- Painting Color and Light
- Synesthesia
- Butterflies, Beetles, Birds, and Bio-inspiration
- Color Constancy and Color Photography
- Climate Change and a Bleached World
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Picture References
- Author Bios
- Index
- Acknowledgments
