Machine derived contents note: Preface; Part I. Chemical and biochemical aspects: 1. Light and colour; 2. Carotenoids; 3. Quinones; 4. O-Heterocyclic pigments - the flavonoids; 5. Tetrapyrroles; 6. Other non-polymeric N-heterocyclic pigments; 7. Melanins; Part II. Functional Aspects: 8. The importance of colour in Nature; 9. Pigments in vision; 10. Photosynthesis; 11. Other photofunctions of natural pigments; Problems; Answers; Index
