Chapter 4 Outline
Overview
Properties of Light
- Characteristics of electromagnetic radiation
- How electromagnetic radiation interacts with molecules
- Constraints on EMR wavelengths for visual communication
- How visible light interacts with matter
Light-Signal Generation
- Describing color
- Pigments
- Structural colors
- Bioluminescence
Modification and Coupling
- Combinatorial color-production mechanisms
- Color patterns
- Changing colors
- Postures and movements
- Transparency