The evolution of lenses

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 449-460

  Land, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Amphibious eyes; Graded index lens; Scanning eyes; Spider eyes

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; EVOLUTION; EYE REFRACTION; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; LENS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFRACTOMETRY; REVIEW; SPIDER; VERTEBRATE;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTOMETRY; SPIDERS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84867414431     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2012.00941.x     Document Type: Review

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