Vision in Fishes: New Approaches in Research

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Photochemical Efficiency of Chromoproteins. Role of the Molecular Environment....Pages 3-16
Photophysical Processes in Visual Pigments....Pages 17-26
Monolayer Studies of Visual Pigments....Pages 27-32
Marquage Par Spin des Membranes de Batonnets....Pages 33-41
Microspectrophotometry: The Technique and Some of Its Pitfalls....Pages 43-54
Linear Dichroism of Rods and Cones....Pages 55-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Microelectrode Study of the Physiology of Neurons in the Fish Retina....Pages 69-79
Structural Studies of Functional Pathways in Goldfish Retina....Pages 81-90
A Model for the Ganglionic Receptive Field Organisation....Pages 91-98
Giant Retinal Ganglion Cells in Dogfish ( Mustelus ): Electrophysiology of Single On-Centre Units....Pages 99-112
Central Projections of the Retina and Vision....Pages 113-126
Reponses Visuelles Unitaires Chez la Truite....Pages 127-135
Electrophysiological Analysis of Retino-Tectal Synapses in Teleosts....Pages 137-144
Retinotectal Specificity in Adult Goldfish....Pages 145-150
Cytoarchitecture and Connexions Of the Teleostean Optic Tectum....Pages 151-158
Electroretinography as a Tool for Studying Fish Vision....Pages 159-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Methods of Research For Neurotransmitter Substances: General Introduction....Pages 171-174
Methods to Investigate the Function of Certain Amino Acids in the CNS....Pages 175-185
The Microiontophoretic Approach....Pages 187-202
Methods of Study for Biogenic Amines....Pages 203-210
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
High Resolution Radioautography of Noradrenergic Axon Terminals in the Neocortex....Pages 211-232
Chemical Neurotransmission in the Retina of the Teleost Eugerres Plumieri ....Pages 233-244
The Retina as a Model of the Brain....Pages 245-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
The Structure and Phylogeny of Iridescent Corneas in Fishes....Pages 253-262
The Iridescent Cornea of the Sand Goby Pomatoschistus Minutus (Pallas)....Pages 263-278
Refractive State, Accommodation, and Resolving Power of the Fish Eye....Pages 279-288
Accommodative Mechanisms in Aquatic Vertebrates....Pages 289-297
Tapeta Lucida and the Organisation of Visual Cells in Teleosts....Pages 299-304
Theoretical Considerations about Tapeta Lucida....Pages 305-312
Retinomotor Responses....Pages 313-355
Approaches to the Study of Contractility in the Rods and Cones....Pages 357-368
Distribution and Development of Retinomotor Responses....Pages 369-396
Horizontal Eye Movements in Fish....Pages 397-407
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Development of the Optic Tectum in Brown Trout....Pages 411-417
Genetic Paths Leading to Blindness in Astyanax Mexicanus ....Pages 419-426
The Eyes of Larval Fish....Pages 427-443
Extraretinal Photosensitivity in Fish Larvae....Pages 445-450
Retinal Growth in Adult Goldfish....Pages 451-457
A Unique Lactate Dehydrogenase Isozyme in the Teleost Retina....Pages 459-470
Landolt’s Club in Some Primitive Fishes....Pages 471-480
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Visual Pigments: Phylogeny and Ecology....Pages 481-516
Comparative Analysis of the Patterns of Receptor and Horizontal Cells in Teleost Fishes....Pages 517-524
Duplex Vision in the Elasmobranchs: Histological, Electrophysiological and Psychophysical Evidence....Pages 525-540
Front Matter....Pages 541-541
Assessing the Fitness of Visual Pigments for their Photic Environments....Pages 543-563
Visual Pigments and the Environment....Pages 565-578
Studies on the Eyes of Fishes: Structure and Ultrastructure....Pages 579-607
Retinal Specialisations for Aquatic Vision: Theory and Facts....Pages 609-617
Problems of Seeing Colours under Water....Pages 619-634
Rhodopsin — Porphyropsin Changes in Paired-Pigment Fishes....Pages 635-644
Some Problems of Deep-Sea Fish Eyes....Pages 645-655
Prospects in the Study of Interrelationships between Vision and Bioluminescence....Pages 657-671
The Role of the Pseudobranch and Choroid Rete Mirabile in Fish Vision....Pages 673-678
Quantitative Changes of Synaptic Ribbons in the Cone Pedicles of Nannacara : Light Dependent or Governed by a Circadian Rhythm?....Pages 679-686
Front Matter....Pages 687-687
Psychophysical Methods for Investigations of Vision in Fishes....Pages 689-704
Behavioural Studies of Vision in a Fish and Possible Relationships to the Environment....Pages 705-717
Do Fish Have an Absolute Sense of Light Intensity?....Pages 719-729
Behavioural Studies of the Discrimination of Visual Orientation and Motion by the Goldfish....Pages 731-741
A Behavioural Test of Rod-Red Cone Convergence in the Goldfish Retina....Pages 743-748
The Area of the Stimulus Eliciting Response as a Factor in Mirror Image Reversal....Pages 749-753
Front Matter....Pages 755-755
Fish Vision and Applied Research....Pages 757-773
Front Matter....Pages 755-755
Ophthalmic Diseases of Fishes....Pages 775-781
Back Matter....Pages 783-836