Publications [#370305] of Sonke Johnsen

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Book Chapters

  1. Warrant, E; Johnsen, S; Nilsson, DE, 1.02 - Light and Visual Environments, in Senses A Comprehensive Reference Volume 1 7 Second Edition, vol. 1 (January, 2020), pp. 4-30 [doi] .
    (last updated on 2026/01/18)

    Abstract:
    This review explores the physical properties of natural light, both celestial and bioluminescent, and its distribution in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. A description of the natural sources of light is followed by a discussion of the spatial, temporal, spectral and polarization properties of visual scenes, and how the predictable structures of scenes have profoundly influenced the evolution of vision.