Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light

by Lars Olof Björn

Book Overview

The Nature of Light and Its Interaction with Matter.- Principles and Nomenclature for the Quantification of Light.- Generation and Control of Light.- The Measurement of Light.- Light as a Tool for Biologists: Recent Developments.- Terrestrial Daylight.- Underwater Light.- Action Spectroscopy in Biology.- Spectral Tuning in Biology.- Photochemical Reactions in Biological Light Perception and Regulation.- The Diversity of Eye Optics.- The Evolution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144192485X
• ISBN13: 9781441924858
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 684 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"