Polarized Light and Polarization Vision in Animal Sciences

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Horváth, Gábor (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Series: Springer Series in Vision Research ; 2
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Atmospheric sciences.; Behavioral sciences.; Animal physiology.; Neurobiology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Life Sciences.; Animal Physiology.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Behavioral Sciences.

This book covers advances made since the 2004 Springer volume “Polarized Light in Animal Vision” edited by Horvath and Varju, but also provides reviews and synopses of some areas. Part I examines polarization sensitivity across many animal taxa including vertebrates and invertebrates and details bot...