Visual System of Fish

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

A question often asked of those of us who work in the seemingly esoteric field of fish vision is, why? Secondly, if one of the research aims is to understand the human visual system, animals such as fish can tell us a great deal, since in many ways their visual systems, and specifically their eyes, are similar to our own.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-09-26
Mått:155 x 235 x 33 mm
Vikt:812 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:526
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789401066723

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Vattendjur inom Djur och Natur
Fiskar inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

1 The underwater visual environment.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Definition of terms.- 1.3 The photic environment.- 1.4 Underwater vision and ultraviolet light.- 1.5 Dynamic changes in underwater light - spatiotemporal properties.- 1.6 The underwater polarized light field.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 2 The optical system of fishes.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.1 Optics.- 2.3 Accommodation.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 3 Optical variability of the fish lens.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Lens shape.- 3.3 Relative focal length (Matthiessen’s ratio).- 3.4 Spherical aberration.- 3.5 Chromatic aberration.- 3.6 Functional significance of fish lens quality.- 3.7 Concluding remarks.- References.- 4 Visual pigments of fishes.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Visual pigment structure.- 4.3 Receptor types.- 4.4 Distribution of visual pigments.- References.- 5 Retinal structure of fishes.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Diversity of retinal structure.- 5.3 Differentiation, structure and connectivity of retinal cells.- 5.4 Cyclic changes of cell morphology in the outer retina.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 6 Electrophysiological characteristics of retinal neurones: synaptic interactions and functional outputs.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Receptive field organizations: spatial and spectral aspects.- 6.3 Voltage-dependent conductances.- 6.4 Specific synaptic interactions.- 6.5 Efferent inputs.- 6.6 Concluding remarks.- Acknowledgements.- Abbreviations.- References.- 7 Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators of the fish retina.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Neurotransmitters of the distal retina.- 7.3 Neurotransmitters of the proximal retina.- 7.4 Summary.- Acknowledgements.- Abbreviations.- References.- 8 Tectal morphology: connections, neurones and synapses.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Retinal projections.- 8.3 Tectalposition and lamination.- 8.4 Tectal afferents.- 8.5 Intrinsic structural organization of the tectum.- 8.6 Tectal efferents.- 8.7 Concluding remarks.- Abbreviations.- References.- 9 The physiology of the teleostean optic tectum.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 General physiological properties.- 9.3 Tectal input pathways: the retinotectal pathway.- 9.4 The marginal fibre pathway.- 9.5 The retinal efferents (retinopetal component).- 9.6 The tectoreticular pathway.- 9.7 Conclusion.- Acknowledgements.- Abbreviations.- References.- 10 The visual pathways and central non-tectal processing.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Visual structures in the diencephalon including the pretectum.- 10.3 Visual structures in the telencephalon.- 10.4 Visual structures in the ventral mesencephalon.- Acknowledgements.- Abbreviations.- References.- 11 Behavioural studies of fish vision: an analysis of visual capabilities.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Behavioural methods.- 11.3 Visual capabilities.- References.- 12 Development of the visual system.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 Development of the optics of the eye.- 12.3 Development of the retina.- 12.4 Development of the optic tectum.- References.- 13 Haplochromis burtoni: a case study.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 Visually guided behaviour.- 13.3 Social regulation of growth.- 13.4 Retinal structure.- 13.5 Retinal growth.- 13.6Summary.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 14 Vision in elasmobranchs.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 Physiological optics.- 14.3 Tapetum lucidum.- 14.4 Retinal anatomy and physiology.- 14.5 Concluding remarks.- Acknowledgements.- Abbreviations.- References.- 15 Stimulus, environment and vision in fishes.- 15.1 Introduction.- 15.2 The underwater light environment.- 15.3 Visual adaptations to the environment.- 15.4 Fish as visual stimuli.- 15.5 Summary.- References.- Species index.