Photobiology - Björn Lars Olof

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.

EAN: 9781441924858