Ten distinct eye designs have been identified in the animal kingdom. Whereas vertebrates possess only one, invertebrates possess all ten, from simple assemblies of photoreceptors to advanced compound and camera eyes, which support a sophisticated range of visual behaviours. Many invertebrates have exquisite sensitivity to light, can distinguish a broad spectrum of colours, detect subtle polarised light cues, and negotiate obstacles at high speed. The basic principles used to acquire and process such visual information are remarkably similar across the animal kingdom. In invertebrates, these principles frequently involve neural tricks and short cuts, some of which have been successfully exploited to create artificial visual systems for robots. Invertebrate Vision is a complete synthesis of our current knowledge concerning how invertebrates see, the principles used to process visual information and how vision is used in the daily struggle for survival. It will appeal to anyone interested in the vision sciences.

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Dan-Eric Nilsson; Eric Warrant

Warrant, Eric J., Ed.

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

JCambridge University Press

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Cambridge, UK, New York, England, 2006

CAMBRIDGE, Unknown

1, PS, 2006

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Invertebrate Vision Is A Complete Synthesis Of Our Current Knowledge Concerning How Invertebrates See, The Principles Used To Process Visual Information And How Vision Is Used In The Daily Struggle For Survival. With Contributions From An International Panel Of Experts In Invertebrate Vision, This Book Will Appeal To Graduates And Researchers Interested In The Visual And Sensory Sciences As Well As In Biology, Neuroscience, Computer Science And Robotics.--jacket. Foreword / Adrian Horridge -- Preface / Eric Warrant And Dan-eric Nilsson -- Invertebrate Photoreceptor Optics / Doekele G. Stavenga -- Phototransduction In Invertebrate Photoreceptors / Roger C. Hardie -- Invertebrate Vision In Dim Light / Eric J. Warrant -- Endogenous Control Of Visual Adaptation In Invertebrates / Gerta Fleissner And Günther Fleissner -- General-purpose And Special-purpose Visual Systems / Michael F. Land And Dan-e. Nilsson -- Invertebrate Vision In Water -- Invertebrate Colour Vision / Almut Kelber -- Polarisation Vision / Rüdiger Wehner And Thomas Labhart -- Parallel Processing In The Optic Lobes Of Flies And The Occurrence Of Motion Computing Circuits / Nicholas Strausfeld, John Douglass, Holly Campbell, And Charles Higgins -- The Neural Computation Of Visual Motion Information / Martin Egelhaaf -- Small Brains, Smart Minds : Vision, Perception, Navigation, And 'cognition' In Insects / Mandyam Srinivasan, Shaowu Zhang, And Judith Reinhard -- Visual Processing Of Pattern / Adrian Horridge. Edited By Eric Warrant, Dan-eric Nilsson. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.

The invertebrates possess remarkable adaptations in their visual systems, which have allowed them to conquer almost every imaginable habitat. Invertebrate Vision summarises this latest research into their visual world. Each of the most important visual aspects are reviewed, from light capture to predator avoidance, food and mate finding.

2014-07-06