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
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