Invertebrate Photoreceptors

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsI. Photobiology Introduction Radiation The Nature of Light Photoreceptors Photosensitivity and Pigments Experimental Methods II. The Protozoan Photoreceptor: Eyespot and Flagellum Protozoa Euglena gracilis Photomotion Photoreceptor Pigment The Flagellum and Excitation III. The Compound Eye Imaging Eyes Compound Eye Structure Insect Compound Eyes Related Discussion IV. Crustacea and Mollusc Eyes Crustacea Molluscs The Rhabdom Structure V. The Vertebrate Retinal Photoreceptors The Retinal Rod Vertebrate Visual Pigments Molecular Structure of the Retinal Rod VI. The Invertebrate Eye and Its Visual Pigments The Visual Pigments Accessory and Screening Pigments Concluding Remarks VII. Summary and Concluding Thoughts Primitive Photoreceptors Visual Photoreceptors Photoreceptor Molecules Spectral Sensitivity, Pigments, and Color Vision Polarized Light Analysis Photoreceptor Evolution References Appendix Subject Index