Photobiology The Science of Life and Light /

Since the publication of the first edition in 2002, there has been an explosion of new knowledge in the field of photobiology. Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light, Second edition, is fully updated and offers eight new chapters for a comprehensive look at photobiology. The chapters cover all...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Björn, Lars Olof (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:2nd ed. 2008.
Temas:
Botany.
Plants-Development.
Evolution (Biology).
Plant physiology.
Plant Science.
Plant Development.
Evolutionary Biology.
Plant Physiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 of Photosynthesis and Its Environmental Impact
  • Photosynthetic Light Harvesting, Charge Separation, and Photoprotection: The Primary Steps
  • The Biological Clock and Its Resetting by Light
  • Photoperiodism in Insects and Other Animals
  • Photomorphogenesis and Photoperiodism in Plants
  • The Light-Dependent Magnetic Compass
  • Phototoxicity
  • Ozone Depletion and the Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation
  • Vitamin D: Photobiological and Ecological Aspects
  • The Photobiology of Human Skin
  • Light Treatment in Medicine
  • Bioluminescence
  • Hints for Teaching Experiments and Demonstrations
  • The Amateur Scientist's Spectrophotometer.

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