The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 14
... adaptation Nonadap-. into fewer - toed , high - crown toothed grazers ; lastly , one- toed grazers were the surviving type . This evolution was correlated in each case with the changed conditions of the environment , both vegetable and ...
... adaptation Nonadap-. into fewer - toed , high - crown toothed grazers ; lastly , one- toed grazers were the surviving type . This evolution was correlated in each case with the changed conditions of the environment , both vegetable and ...
Page 102
... adaptation curve is plotted for a red stimulus it is found that it follows the cone path , like that for foveal vision at all wavelengths . Loss of dark adaptation . If , when the subject has be- come completely dark - adapted , one eye ...
... adaptation curve is plotted for a red stimulus it is found that it follows the cone path , like that for foveal vision at all wavelengths . Loss of dark adaptation . If , when the subject has be- come completely dark - adapted , one eye ...
Page 103
... adaptation . When the eye is light- adapted , functional convergence is small , and sensitivity of rods and cones is low ; as dark adaptation proceeds , convergence of rods increases . The anatomical con- nections do not change , but ...
... adaptation . When the eye is light- adapted , functional convergence is small , and sensitivity of rods and cones is low ; as dark adaptation proceeds , convergence of rods increases . The anatomical con- nections do not change , but ...
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