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The Impact of the S...
The Impact of the Spectral Radiation Environment on the Maximum Absorption Wavelengths of Human Vision and Other Species
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- Konatham, Samuel (författare)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Rymdteknik
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- Martin-Torres, Javier (författare)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Rymdteknik,School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Meston Building, King’s College, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK; Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (CSIC-UGR), Armilla, 18100 Granada, Spain
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- Zorzano, María-Paz (författare)
- Luleå tekniska universitet,Rymdteknik,School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Meston Building, King’s College, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK; Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Torrejón de Ardoz, 28850 Madrid, Spain
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- 2021-12-03
- 2021
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Life. - : MDPI. - 2075-1729. ; 11:12
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Abstract
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- Since the earliest development of the eye (and vision) around 530 million years ago (Mya), it has evolved, adapting to different habitats, species, and changing environmental conditions on Earth. We argue that a radiation environment determined by the atmosphere played a determining role in the evolution of vision, specifically on the human eye, which has three vision regimes (photopic-, scotopic-, and mesopic vision) for different illumination conditions. An analysis of the irradiance spectra, reaching the shallow ocean depths, revealed that the available radiation could have determined the bandwidth of the precursor to vision systems, including human vision. We used the radiative transfer model to test the existing hypotheses on human vision. We argue that, once on the surface, the human photopic (daytime) and scotopic (night-time) vision followed different evolutionary directions, maximum total energy, and optimum information, respectively. Our analysis also suggests that solar radiation reflected from the moon had little or no influence on the evolution of scotopic vision. Our results indicate that, apart from human vision, the vision of only a few birds, rodents, and deep-sea fish are strongly correlated to the available radiation within their respective habitats.
Ämnesord
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Zoologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Zoology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- human vision
- atmosphere
- photopic vision
- scotopic vision
- evolution
- astrobiology
- Atmosfärsvetenskap
- Atmospheric science
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