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Thursdays 6-8, Evans 560 | Thursdays 6-8, Evans 560 | ||
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* | * ''Animal Eyes'' by Michael Land and Dan Nilsson ([http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Eyes-Oxford-Biology/dp/0198509685/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327533236&sr=1-1 Amazon]) | ||
* | * ''Evolution's Witness: How Eyes Evolved'' by Ivan Schwab ([http://www.amazon.com/Evolutions-Witness-How-Eyes-Evolved/dp/0195369742/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327533352&sr=1-1 Amazon]) | ||
* ''In The Blink Of An Eye: How Vision Sparked The Big Bang Of Evolution'' by Andrew Parker ([http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Eye-Vision-Sparked-Evolution/dp/0465054382/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327533442&sr=1-3]) |
Revision as of 23:10, 25 January 2012
This seminar will survey the wide variety of eye designs and visual systems found in the animal kingdom. Students will lead discussion each week based on readings from Land and Nilsson’s book, Animal Eyes, in addition to other articles from the literature.
Instructor: Bruno Olshausen
Enrollment information:
VS 298 (section 4), 2 units
CCN: 66495
Meeting time and place:
Thursdays 6-8, Evans 560
Reading: