book "What a Plant Knows"
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"What a Plant Knows" is a popular science book that explores how plants perceive and respond to their environment, revealing the surprising sensory world of plant life.
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| instanceOf |
book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aim | to explain plant sensory biology to a general audience ⓘ |
| author | Daniel Chamovitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | peer-reviewed plant biology research ⓘ |
| clarifies | differences between animal and plant senses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalUse | supplementary reading in biology courses ⓘ |
| explores |
how plants integrate environmental information
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how plants sense chemicals ⓘ how plants sense gravity ⓘ how plants sense light ⓘ how plants sense touch ⓘ limits of plant cognition analogies ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised and updated edition ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasReview | generally positive critical reception ⓘ |
| influenced | public discussion of plant intelligence ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of biology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
plant biology
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plant perception ⓘ plant senses ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
accessible and explanatory
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging anthropocentric views of perception
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popularizing the idea of plant senses ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 224 ⓘ |
| placesEmphasisOn | scientific evidence over speculation ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtitle | A Field Guide to the Senses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | What a Plant Knows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
how plants perceive their environment
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plant communication ⓘ plant memory ⓘ plant responses to gravity ⓘ plant responses to light ⓘ plant responses to smell-like chemical cues ⓘ plant responses to sound (vibration) ⓘ plant responses to touch ⓘ |
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