Comparative color vision

Historical Significance: This is an important reference text for information on the color vision non-human animals. Gerald Jacobs was Professor of Pyschology at the University of California Santa Barbara. He received a B.A. degree at University of Vermont and a Ph. D. from Indiana University. After serving for five years on the faculty of the University of Texas, Austin he came to UCSB in 1969. Professor Jacobs has authored more than 225 journal papers and chapters on a wide range of topics dealing with vision and the visual system. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Among his other major professional honors are the Rank Prize in Optoelectronics (1986), the UCSB Faculty Research Lectureship (1996), the Proctor Medal of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (1998), and the Verriest Medal of the International Colour Vision Society (2009).