What a Plant Knows A Field Guide to the Senses

Name: What a Plant Knows A Field Guide to the Senses
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ISBN: 9780374533885

ISBN-10: 0374533881

ISBN-13: 9780374533885

Edition: N/A

Authors: Daniel Chamovitz

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“Enough absorbing science to concede that plants continue to inspire and amaze us.” —The Wall Street JournalHow does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it feel an insect’s tiny, spindly legs? And how do cherry blossoms know when to bloom? Can they remember the weather? For centuries we have marveled at plant diversity and form—from Charles Darwin’s early fascination with stems to Seymour Krelborn’s distorted doting inLittle Shop of Horrors. But now, inWhat a Plant Knows, the renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz presents an intriguing and scrupulous look at how plants themselves experience the world—from the colors they see to the schedules they keep. Highlighting the latest…

Book details

List price: $14.00
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 4/30/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Prologue



What a Plant Sees



What a Plant Smells



What a Plant Feels



What a Plant Hears



How a Plant Knows Where It Is



What a Plant Remembers


Epilogue: The Aware Plant


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index