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Chamovitz, Daniel, 1963-
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Plants.
Plant physiology.
Senses and sensation.
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Chamovitz, Daniel, 1963-
Plants.
Plant physiology.
Senses and sensation.
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What
a
plant
knows
: a
field
guide
to the
senses
/ Daniel Chamovitz.
by
Chamovitz, Daniel, 1963-
Scientific American, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2017.
Call #:
571.2 C448w 2017
Subjects
Plants.
Plant
physiology.
Senses
and sensation.
ISBN:
9780374537128 (pbk.)
Edition:
Updated and expanded ed., 1st revised paperback ed.
Description:
201 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index.
Contents:
What
a
plant
sees --
What
a
plant
smells --
What
a
plant
tastes --
What
a
plant
feels --
What
a
plant
hears -- How a
plant
knows
where it is --
What
a
plant
remembers -- Epilogue: The aware
plant
.
Summary:
Thoroughly updated from root to leaf, this revised edition of the groundbreaking
What
a
Plant
Knows
includes new revelations for lovers of all that is vegetal and verdant. The renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz builds on the original edition to present an intriguing look at how plants themselves experience the worldfrom the colors they see to the schedules they keep, and now,
what
they do in fact hear and how they are able to taste. A rare inside look at
what
life is really like for the grass we walk on, the flowers we sniff, and the trees we climb,
What
a
Plant
Knows
offers a greater understanding of their place in nature.
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