Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xix
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. Light and the Optical Environment 10
7. 3. Visual Pigments and Photoreceptors 37
8. 4. The Optical Building Blocks of Eyes 66
9. 5. The Eye Designs of the Animal Kingdom 91
10. 6. Spatial Vision 116
11. 7. Color Vision 146
12. 8. Polarization Vision 178
13. 9. Vision in Attenuating Media 206
14. 10. Motion Vision and Eye Movements 232
15. 11. Vision in Dim Light 262
16. 12. Visual Orientation and Navigation 289
17. 13. Signals and Camouflage 313
18. Glossary 345
19. References 355
20. General Index 383
21. Index of Names 401