Photobiology : the science of light and life /: the science of light and life. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lars Olof Björn, editor.
• Editors: Björn, Lars Olof, 1936-
• Contents: 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 I: Pigments -- Spectral Tuning in Biology II: Structural Color -- Photoactive Proteins -- Molecules and Photochemical Reactions in Biological Light Perception and Regulation -- Photoreceptive Proteins and Their Evolution -- Signaling Crosstalk under the Control of Plant Photoreceptors -- The Diversity of Eye Optics -- The Evolution of Photosynthesis and Its Environmental Impact -- Photosynthetic Light Harvesting -- How Light Resets Circadian Clocks -- 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-Promoted Infection -- Bioluminescence -- Role of Ultraviolet Radiation in the Origin of Life -- Hints for Teaching Experiments and Demonstrations -- The Amateur Scientist?s Spectrophotometer.
• Publisher Details: New York : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 455 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 571.4/55; Life sciences; Photobiology; Botany; Plant anatomy; Evolution (Biology); Plant physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Anatomy & Physiology; Photobiology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Science -- Life Sciences -- Evolution; Botany & plant sciences; Evolution; Plant physiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493914685; 1493914685; 1493914677; 9781493914678
• Related ISBNs: 9781493914678
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 16, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.