Ebook: The Significance of Zoochromes

As the title indicates, the theme of this book is the functions of biochromes in animals. Recent works on zoochromes, such as those of D. L. Fox (1953), H. M. Fox and VEVERS (1960) and VUILLAUME (1969), have been concerned primarily with the chemical nature and the taxonomic distribution of these materials, and although function has been considered where relevant this has not been the centre of interest and certainly not the basis for the arrangement of the subject matter. Functional significance is a profitable focus of interest, since it is the one theme which can make biochromatology a discrete and integral subject, and because it is the main interest in all biological fields. At present chromatology seems to be a particularly schizoid subject since it is clear that in metabolic functions biochromes are acting in a chemical capacity whereas integumental pigments function mainly biophysically, in neurological and behavioural contexts. It is profitable to attempt an integration by studying the functions of as many chromes as possible, from all aspects.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-4
The Basis and Significance of Colour in Molecules....Pages 5-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
The Chemical Classes of Zoochrome....Pages 25-80
The Taxonomic Distribution of Zoochromes....Pages 81-93
Distribution and State of Zoochromes in the Body....Pages 95-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
The Functions of Integumental Zoochromes....Pages 131-161
Zoochromes and Sensory Perception....Pages 163-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Oxidation-Reduction Functions of Zoochromes....Pages 181-210
Zoochromes that Transport Oxygen....Pages 211-240
Zoochromes in Other Aspects of Metabolism....Pages 241-246
Pathological States Involving Zoochromes....Pages 247-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
Zoochromes in Reproduction and Development....Pages 263-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
The Evidence from Chromogenic Pathways....Pages 281-299
Evidence from the Control of the Supply of Biochromes....Pages 301-314
The Development of Integumental Colour-Patterns....Pages 315-321
The Genetic Basis of Chromogenesis....Pages 323-331
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Zoochromes and Evolution....Pages 335-344
General Assessment....Pages 345-354
Back Matter....Pages 355-429

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-4
The Basis and Significance of Colour in Molecules....Pages 5-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
The Chemical Classes of Zoochrome....Pages 25-80
The Taxonomic Distribution of Zoochromes....Pages 81-93
Distribution and State of Zoochromes in the Body....Pages 95-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
The Functions of Integumental Zoochromes....Pages 131-161
Zoochromes and Sensory Perception....Pages 163-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Oxidation-Reduction Functions of Zoochromes....Pages 181-210
Zoochromes that Transport Oxygen....Pages 211-240
Zoochromes in Other Aspects of Metabolism....Pages 241-246
Pathological States Involving Zoochromes....Pages 247-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
Zoochromes in Reproduction and Development....Pages 263-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
The Evidence from Chromogenic Pathways....Pages 281-299
Evidence from the Control of the Supply of Biochromes....Pages 301-314
The Development of Integumental Colour-Patterns....Pages 315-321
The Genetic Basis of Chromogenesis....Pages 323-331
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Zoochromes and Evolution....Pages 335-344
General Assessment....Pages 345-354
Back Matter....Pages 355-429
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