What a plant knows : a field guide to the senses / Daniel Chamovitz.

By:

Chamovitz, Daniel, 1963-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 177 p. : ill ; 22 cmISBN:

9780374288730 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0374288739 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

571.2 23

LOC classification:

QK50 .C45 2012

Contents:

1. What a plant sees -- 2. What do plants smell? -- 3. What a plant feels -- 4. What a plant hears -- 5. How a plant knows where it is -- 6. What a plant remembers -- Epilogue: the aware plant.

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.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	Main Collection	QK50 .C45 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3182700013866

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. What a plant sees -- 2. What do plants smell? -- 3. What a plant feels -- 4. What a plant hears -- 5. How a plant knows where it is -- 6. What a plant remembers -- Epilogue: the aware plant.

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.