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[http://redwood.berkeley.edu/bruno/animal-eyes/martin-jov09.pdf  Martin article] + [http://redwood.berkeley.edu/bruno/animal-eyes/snyder-miller-nature78.pdf Snyder & Miller article]
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[http://redwood.berkeley.edu/bruno/animal-eyes/Yack-etal-2007.pdf  Yack article]
[http://redwood.berkeley.edu/bruno/animal-eyes/Yack-etal-2007.pdf  Yack article]
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[http://redwood.berkeley.edu/bruno/animal-eyes/martin-jov09.pdf  Martin article] + [http://redwood.berkeley.edu/bruno/animal-eyes/snyder-miller-nature78.pdf Snyder & Miller article]
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Revision as of 06:21, 2 March 2012

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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:

  • Animal Eyes by Michael Land and Dan Nilsson (Amazon)
  • Evolution's Witness: How Eyes Evolved by Ivan Schwab (Amazon)
  • In The Blink Of An Eye: How Vision Sparked The Big Bang Of Evolution by Andrew Parker (Amazon)

Schedule:

Date Topic/Reading Presenter
Jan. 26 Chapters 1,2: The origin of vision, Light and vision

+ Nilsson paper

Joel
Feb. 2 Chapter 3: What makes a good eye?

+ Jumping spider paper

Ann
Feb. 8 (Wed.) Chapter 4: Aquatic eyes: the evolution of the lens

+ Fernald paper, Jellyfish papers

Drew
Feb. 16 Chapter 5: Lens eyes on land

(hilarious video vestibular-ocular reflex in chickens)

Lucas
Feb. 23 Chapter 6: Mirrors in animals

+ Wagner et al. article + Macropinna microstoma video

Steve, Asako
Mar. 1 Chapter 7: Apposition compound eyes Robert
Mar. 8

Note: 4:00

How Eyes Evolved - special topics Ivan Schwab
Mar. 15 'Chick eyes' Chris Wildsoet
Mar. 22 A theory of slit pupils Marty Banks
Mar. 29 [Spring recess]
Apr. 5 Binocular vision in birds

Martin article + Snyder & Miller article

Bill
Apr. 12 Chapter 8: Superposition eyes

Yack article

Dillon
Apr. 19 Chapter 9: Movements of the eyes Fernando
Apr. 26 TBD
May 3 TBD