Nature's Palette The Science of Plant Color

Name: Nature's Palette The Science of Plant Color
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ISBN: 9780226470528

ISBN-10: 0226470520

ISBN-13: 9780226470528

Edition: 2007

Authors: David Webster Lee

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Though he didn’t realize it at the time, David Lee began this book twenty-five years ago as he was hiking in the mountains outside Kuala Lumpur. Surrounded by the wonders of the jungle, Lee found his attention drawn to one plant in particular, a species of fern whose electric blue leaves shimmered amidst the surrounding green. The evolutionary wonder of the fern’s extravagant beauty filled Lee with awe—and set him on a career-long journey to understand everything about plant colors. Nature’s Paletteis the fully ripened fruit of that journey—a highly illustrated, immensely entertaining exploration of the science of plant color. Beginning with potent reminders of how deeply interwoven plant…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.266
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Coloring Our Bodies with Plants



Light, Vision, and Color



Nature's Palette



The Canvas



Patterns



Leaves



Flowers



Fruits and Seeds



Stems and Roots



Iridescent Plants



Why Leaves Turn Red



Chlorophilia



Plant Pigments and Related Molecules



Separating Plant Pigments by Paper Chromatography


Chapter Notes


Illustration Notes


Index