LEADER 03263nam 22006615 450 001 9910298451303321 005 20250610110416.0 010 $a3-319-17476-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-17476-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000476859 035 $a(EBL)4178200 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001583810 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16263689 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001583810 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14866439 035 $a(PQKB)10614427 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-17476-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4178200 035 $a(PPN)190516038 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC29090777 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000476859 100 $a20150914d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Evolution of the Eye /$fby Georg Glaeser, Hannes F. Paulus 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (231 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a3-319-17475-4 327 $aThoughts about evolution -- Lens eyes or facet eyes? -- The world is 3D -- The limits of clarity -- Simple or simplified? -- Above and below the water -- Pax and homology -- Alternative senses -- A world of color -- The language of our eyes. 330 $aWith fascinating, spectacularly beautiful images, the book piques readers? curiosity about the diversity of visual organs. This book is the result of a dual approach ? scientific as well as aesthetic. The compelling images are accompanied by an easy-to-read, understandable text, aimed at both scientists and the educated public, and generally anyone interested in the beauty of nature. Thanks to this combination, the book presents the staggering diversity of eyes in the animal kingdom and provides countless insights into the intriguing mechanisms at work ? from simple pigment cups to independently flexible, telescopic, facet and lens eyes. Educational, exciting, entertaining till the last page, this is a book for anyone who is interested in evolution, nature, and the miracle of life. 606 $aLife sciences 606 $aZoology 606 $aEvolution (Biology) 606 $aAnimal ecology 606 $aPopular Life Sciences$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q25000 606 $aZoology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L25007 606 $aEvolutionary Biology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L21001 606 $aAnimal Ecology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19015 615 0$aLife sciences. 615 0$aZoology. 615 0$aEvolution (Biology) 615 0$aAnimal ecology. 615 14$aPopular Life Sciences. 615 24$aZoology. 615 24$aEvolutionary Biology. 615 24$aAnimal Ecology. 676 $a500 700 $aGlaeser$b Georg$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$031804 702 $aPaulus$b Hannes F$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910298451303321 996 $aThe Evolution of the Eye$92526663 997 $aUNINA