The Compound Eye and Vision of Insects
Author : G. Adrian Horridge
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 44,96 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : G. Adrian Horridge
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 44,96 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Georgiĭ Aleksandrovich Mazokhin-Porshni︠a︡kov
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 32,46 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Insects
ISBN :
Author : Hansjochem Autrum
Publisher :
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 49,79 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Invertebrates
ISBN :
Author : Doekele G. Stavenga
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 49,5 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3642740820
The papers published in this Volume are the fruits of a symposium held in Regensburg in April 1987. The meeting was held to com memorate two most significant events in the development of com pound eye research. In chronological order these are firstly, Sigmund Exner's seminal monograph on the physiology of compound eyes of crustaceans and insects, which was first published in Vienna in 1891, and is now shortly to appear for the first time in the English translation [Exner, S. (1989) The Physiology of the Compound Eyes of Insects and Crustaceans. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Tokyo]. Secondly, the meeting was also held in honour of Professor Hansjochem Autrum's 80th birthday. Professor Autrum, who is justly acknowledged as one of the pioneers of modern compound eye research, attended the meeting as the guest of honour. In keeping with these historical occasions, it has been our intention in this volume to present a comprehensive collection of short reviews covering the major aspects of compound eye research. Whilst the most up-to-date developments have been included in every field from optics, through photochemistry, phototransduction, integrative processes and behavior, an attempt has also been made to provide a historical perspective.
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Page : pages
File Size : 32,9 MB
Release : 1878
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Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 12,79 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780761473435
Introduces insects and spiders from around the world, encompassing biology, behavior, habitat, and more.
Author : Kevin Moses
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,3 MB
Release : 2002-03-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783540425908
1 Kevin Moses It is now 25 years since the study of the development of the compound eye in Drosophila really began with a classic paper (Ready et al. 1976). In 1864, August Weismann published a monograph on the development of Diptera and included some beautiful drawings of the developing imaginal discs (Weismann 1864). One of these is the first description of the third instar eye disc in which Weismann drew a vertical line separating a posterior domain that included a regular pattern of clustered cells from an anterior domain without such a pattern. Weismann suggested that these clusters were the precursors of the adult ommatidia and that the line marks the anterior edge of the eye. In his first suggestion he was absolutely correct - in his second he was wrong. The vertical line shown was not the anterior edge of the eye, but the anterior edge of a moving wave of patterning and cell type specification that 112 years later (1976) Ready, Hansen and Benzer would name the "morphogenetic furrow". While it is too late to hear from August Weismann, it is a particular pleasure to be able to include a chapter in this Volume from the first author of that 1976 paper: Don Ready! These past 25 years have seen an astonishing explosion in the study of the fly eye (see Fig.
Author : Carl Gustaf Bernhard
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Arthropoda
ISBN : 9780080119199
Author : Gordon Gordh
Publisher : CABI
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 47,85 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 0851992919
"This book is a comprehensive, fully cross-referenced collection of over 28,000 terms, names and phrases used in entomology, incorporating an estimated 43,000 definitions. It is the only listing which covers insect anatomy, behaviour, biology, ecology, histology, molecular biology, morphology, pest management, taxonomy and systematics. The origin, etymology, part of speech and definition of each term and phrase are all provided, including the language, meaning or root of each term and constituent parts. Where meanings have changed, or terms have been borrowed from other disciplines, the most current usage is indicated. The common names of insects, their scientific binomen and taxonomic classification are provided, with diagnoses of pest species in many cases. All insect order, suborder, superfamily, family and subfamily names are given, together with the diagnostic features of orders and families. Names of deceased entomologists, or scientists from other fields who have contributed to entomology are included, with the citation for their biography or obituary. The list of names is global, including entomologists from Asia, whose research has often been neglected by western scientists. This book is an essential reference source for all professionals and students of entomology and related disciplines."--p. [4] of cover.
Author : Sigmund Exner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 21,52 MB
Release : 2011-12-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642835971
Exner's classic monograph describes the basic optical mechanisms in operation in compound eyes and, despite the passage of time, still remains a definitive work. Although his findings were seriously questioned during the modern revival of interest in compound eyes, all his major discoveries have now been validated. The principle of the lens cylinder and the elucidation of the mechanics of apposition and superposition optics are amongst his outstanding contributions. It also includes a broad survey of the optics and anatomy of the eyes of many insect and crustacean species, and the first explanation for the phenomena of pseudopupils and eyeglow. It has been faithfully translated from the original with annotations to aid the reader. The new edition, with a foreword by the late Karl von Frisch, also includes a concise illustrated appendix summarizing present knowledge of optical mechanisms in compound eyes and a useful bibliography.