Evolution of Visual and Non-visual Pigments

David M. Hunt, Mark W. Hankins, Shaun P Collin, N. Justin Marshall

Springer, 4 okt. 2014 - 276 sidor

Photopigments are molecules that react to light and mediate a number of processes and behaviours in animals. Visual pigments housed within the photoreceptors of the eye, such as the rods and cones in vertebrates are the best known, however, visual pigments are increasingly being found in other tissues, including other retinal cells, the skin and the brain. Other closely related molecules from the G protein family, such as melanopsin mediate light driven processes including circadian rhythmicity and pupil constriction. This Volume examines the enormous diversity of visual pigments and traces the evolution of these G protein coupled receptors in both invertebrates and vertebrates in the context of the visual and non-visual demands dictated by a species’ ecological niche.

Innehåll

• The Evolution and Diversity of Pineal and Parapineal Photopigments: 1
• The Evolution and Function of Melanopsin in Craniates: 23
• The Evolution of Nonvisual Photopigments in the Central Nervous System of Vertebrates: 64
• The Evolution of Invertebrate Photopigments and Photoreceptors: 105
• Insect Photopigments Photoreceptor Spectral Sensitivities and Visual Adaptations: 136
• The Evolution of Photoreceptors and Visual Photopigments in Vertebrates: 163
• Diversity and Functional Properties of Bistable Photopigments: 219
• Visual Photopigment Evolution in Speciation: 240
• Index: 269

Bibliografisk information

• Titel: Evolution of Visual and Non-visual Pigments; Springer Series in Vision Research; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
• Redaktörer: David M. Hunt, Mark W. Hankins, Shaun P Collin, N. Justin Marshall
• Utgåva: illustrerad
• Utgivare: Springer, 2014
• ISBN: 1461443555, 9781461443551
• Längd: 276 sidor