Invertebrate Photoreceptors
A Comparative Analysis
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Invertebrate Photoreceptors: A Comparative Analysis covers the structure and pigment chemistry of invertebrate photoreceptors. The book discusses the photobehavior and photoreceptor systems of invertebrate animals; the protozoan photoreceptor; and the compound eye. The text also describes the crustacean and mollusc eyes; the vertebrate retinal photoreceptors; and the invertebrate eye and its visual pigments. The book concludes with discussions on primitive photoreceptors; spectral sensitivity, pigments, and color vision; and polarized light analysis. Biologists and people involved in the study of invertebrate photobiology will find the text invaluable.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. Photobiology
Introduction
Radiation
The Nature of Light
Photoreceptors
Photosensitivity and Pigments
Experimental Methods
II. The Protozoan Photoreceptor: Eyespot and Flagellum
Protozoa
Euglena gracilis
Photomotion
Photoreceptor Pigment
The Flagellum and Excitation
III. The Compound Eye
Imaging Eyes
Compound Eye Structure
Insect Compound Eyes
Related Discussion
IV. Crustacea and Mollusc Eyes
Crustacea
Molluscs
The Rhabdom Structure
V. The Vertebrate Retinal Photoreceptors
The Retinal Rod
Vertebrate Visual Pigments
Molecular Structure of the Retinal Rod
VI. The Invertebrate Eye and Its Visual Pigments
The Visual Pigments
Accessory and Screening Pigments
Concluding Remarks
VII. Summary and Concluding Thoughts
Primitive Photoreceptors
Visual Photoreceptors
Photoreceptor Molecules
Spectral Sensitivity, Pigments, and Color Vision
Polarized Light Analysis
Photoreceptor Evolution
References
Appendix
Subject Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 192
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 1971
- Published: January 1, 1971
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9781483220703