What a plant knows a field guide to the senses
Explores the secret lives of various plants, from the colors they see to whether or not they really like classical music to their ability to sense nearby danger.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Explores the secret lives of various plants, from the colors they see to whether or not they really like classical music to their ability to sense nearby danger. |
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| Physical Description: | 177 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780374288730 (alk. paper) 0374288739 (alk. paper) 9780374533885 (pbk.) 0374533881 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Daniel Chamovitz , Ph.D., is the director of the Manna Center for Plant Biosciences at Tel Aviv University. He has served as a visiting scientist at Yale University and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and has lectured at universities around the world. His research has appeared in leading scientific journals. Chamovitz lives with his wife and three children in Hod HaSharon, Israel. |
