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Description: |
xii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-214). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: The origin of vision -- Light and vision -- What makes a good eye -- Aquatic eyes: the evolution of the lens -- Lens eyes on land -- Mirrors in animals -- Apposition compound eyes -- Superposition eyes -- Movements of the eyes -- Principal symbols used in the text -- References -- Index. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: This is a comparative account of all the types of eye in the animal kingdom, which includes their optical systems, form and function, ecology and evolution. -- book cover. |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2001036500.html |
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Series Added Entry: |
Oxford animal biology series. |