Overview

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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Author:   Ron H. Douglas ,  Mustafa Djamgoz
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Weight:   0.880kg
ISBN:  

9780412330506

ISBN 10:   0412330504
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   17 May 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

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.

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