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Do plants know math? : unwinding the story of plant spirals, from Leonardo da Vinci to now / by Douday, Stéphane,author; Dumais, Jacques,author.; Golé, Christophe,author.; Pick, Nancy,author.(CARDINAL)355988; Princeton University Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)817932;
Includes bibliographical references and indexIntroduction -- Part I. Who noticed first? -- Part II. Could early scientists explain plant spirals? -- Part III. What did the microscope reveal -- Part IV. Have computers shed any light? -- Part V. What do biologists think? -- Part VI. Conclusion"Charles Darwin was driven to distraction by plant spirals, growing so exasperated that he once begged a friend to explain the mystery "if you wish to save me from a miserable death." The legendary naturalist was hardly alone in feeling tormented by these patterns. Plant spirals captured the gaze of Leonardo da Vinci and became Alan Turing's final obsession. This book tells the stories of the physicists, mathematicians, and biologists who found themselves magnetically drawn to Fibonacci spirals in plants, seeking an answer to why these beautiful and seductive patterns occur in botanical forms as diverse as pine cones, cabbages, and sunflowers. Do Plants Know Math? takes you down through the centuries to explore how great minds have been captivated and mystified by Fibonacci patterns in nature. It presents a powerful new geometrical solution, little known outside of scientific circles, that sheds light on why regular and irregular spiral patterns occur. Along the way, the book discusses related plant geometries such as fractals and the fascinating way that leaves are folded inside of buds. Your neurons will crackle as you begin to see the connections. The book will inspire you to look at botanical patterns-and the natural world itself-with new eyes. Featuring hundreds of gorgeous color images, Do Plants Know Math? includes a dozen creative hands-on activities and even spiral-plant recipes, encouraging readers to explore and celebrate these beguiling patterns for themselves"--Publisher's description
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Spirals; Mathematics in nature.; Pattern formation (Biology); Plant pattern formation.; Biologists; Spirals.; Geometry in nature.; Fibonacci numbers.; Phyllotaxis.; Plant anatomy.; Plant morphology.;
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A method of obtaining climatic parameters from leaf assemblages / by Wolfe, Jack A.,1936-(CARDINAL)279200;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-71).
Subjects: Leaves; Leaves; Multivariate analysis.; Vegetation and climate; Vegetation and climate; Woody plants; Woody plants;
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Invasion of the body snatchers [videorecording] / by Adams, Brooke,1949-; Finney, Jack.Body snatchers.(CARDINAL)595191; Kaufman, Philip,1936-(CARDINAL)529419; Nimoy, Leonard.(CARDINAL)708968; Richter, W. D.(CARDINAL)784579; Solo, Robert H.; Sutherland, Donald,1935-(CARDINAL)749121; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.(CARDINAL)533205; Solofilm Company Productions.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.(CARDINAL)340075;
Side A. Widescreen version -- side B. standard version.Cinematography, Michael Chapman; music, Denny Zeitlin; editor, Douglas Stewart.Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Don Seigel, Kevin McCarthy.Filmy spores fall from space over San Francisco, and the city blossoms with beautiful new flora. People take the flowers home and as they sleep, the plants creep over them, devouring their bodies and stealing their identities--including their emotions, their uniqueness and their souls.MPAA rating: PG.DVD, double-sided, Region 1; Dolby Digital stereo (English) or mono (French).
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Flowers; Human cloning; Human-alien encounters; Plant spores;
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Morphology of spermatophytes / by Coulter, John Merle,1851-1928.(CARDINAL)320040; Chamberlain, Charles Joseph,1863-1943,author.(CARDINAL)320042;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-185).
Subjects: Gymnosperms; Phanerogams;
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Paleobotany : the biology and evolution of fossil plants / by Taylor, Thomas N.(CARDINAL)334336; Taylor, Edith L.(CARDINAL)334335; Krings, Michael.(CARDINAL)337697; Taylor, Thomas N.Biology and evolution of fossil plants.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1049-1197) and index.Introduction to paleobotany, how fossil plants are formed -- Precambrian life -- Fungi, bacteria, and lichens -- Algae -- Hornworts and bryophytes -- The move to the land -- Introduction to vascular plant morphology and anatomy -- Early land plants with conducting tissue -- Lycophyta -- Sphenophytes -- Ferns and early fernlike plants -- Progymnosperms -- Origin and evolution of the seed habit -- Paleozoic seed ferns -- Mesozoic seed ferns -- Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic foliage -- Cycadophytes -- Ginkgophytes -- Gymnosperms with obscure affinities -- Cordaitales -- Conifers -- Flowering plants -- Interactions between plants and animals.This book provides up-to-date coverage of fossil plants from Precambrian life to flowering plants, including fungi and algae. It begins with a discussion of geologic time, how organisms are preserved in the rock record, and how organisms are studied and interpreted and takes the student through all the relevant uses and interpretations of fossil plant. With new chapters on additional flowering plant families, paleoecology and the structure of ancient plant communities, fossil plants as proxy records for paleoclimate, new methodologies used in phylogenetic reconstruction and the addition of new fossil plant discoveries since 1993, this book provides the most comprehensive account of the geologic history and evolution of microbes, algae, fungi, and plants through time. * Major revision of a 1993 classic reference * Lavishly illustrated with 1800 images and user friendly for use by paleobotanists, biologists, geologists and other related scientists * Includes an expanded glossary with an extensive up-to-date bibliography and a comprehensive index * Provides extensive coverage of fungi and other microbes, and major groups of land plants both living and extinct.
Subjects: Paleobotany.; Plants, Fossil.;
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Axis and circumference : the cylindrical shape of plants and animals / by Wainwright, Stephen A.,1931-;
Bibliography: pages 125-128.
Subjects: Morphology.;
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How plants work : form, diversity, survival / by Blackmore, Stephen,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 358) and index.All the plants around us today are descended from simple algae that emerged more than 500 million years ago. While new plant species are still being discovered, it is thought that there are around 400,000 species in existence. From towering redwood trees and diminutive mosses to plants that have stinging hairs and poisons, the diverse range of plant life is extraordinary. How Plants Work is a fascinating inquiry into, and celebration of, the complex plant kingdom. With an extended introduction explaining the basics of plant morphology--the study of plant structures and their functions--this book moves beyond mere classification and anatomy by emphasizing the relationship between a plant and its environment. It provides evolutionary context drawn from the fossil record and information about the habitats in which species evolved and argues for the major influence of predation on plant form. Each section of the book focuses on a specific part of the plant--such as roots, stems and trunks, leaves, cones and flowers, and seeds and fruits--and how these manifest in distinct species, climates, and regions. The conclusion examines the ways humans rely on plant life and have harnessed their capacity for adaptation through selection and domestication.
Subjects: Botany.; Plants; Botany;
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Pollinators of native plants : attract, observe and identify pollinators and beneficial insects with native plants / by Holm, Heather,1972-author.(CARDINAL)631018;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-242) and index."This comprehensive, essential book profiles over 65 perennial native plant species of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeast and southern Canada plus the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract ... Readers learn to attract and identify pollinators and beneficial insects as well as customize their landscape planting for a particular type of pollinator with native plants. The book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators, pollinator conservation as well as pollinator landscape plans."--Pollination. Pollination ; Self-pollination ; Cross-pollination & flower development ; Floral resources and rewards ; Floral attractants: signals ; Flower morphology & resource access ; Mutualism between plant and pollinator ; Types of floral visitors -- Pollinators. Bees ; Wasps ; Beetles ; Butterflies & moths ; Flies -- Pollinator conservation. Urban/suburban landscapes ; Natural landscapes ; Agricultural landscapes ; Beneficial insects: ecosystem services ; Threats to native pollinators ; Pollinator conservation checklist.
Subjects: Insect pollinators; Insect pollinators; Beneficial insects; Beneficial insects; Native plants for cultivation.;
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The evolution and palaeobiology of land plants / by Thomas, Barry A.(CARDINAL)331579; Spicer, Robert A.,1950-(CARDINAL)337696;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-295) and index.Pre-land plants -- First land plants -- Early evolutionary trends -- Geological time scale, fossilisation processes and evolution -- Time, space and species -- Specialism in form and function -- Pteridophyte success and specialisation -- Progynmosperms and ovule evolution -- Early evolution in the gymnosperms -- Origin and evolution of conifers -- Limited success of other gymnosperms -- First flowering plants -- Angiosperm radiation -- Evolution of angiosperm floral morphology -- Evolution of modern vegetation.
Subjects: Paleobiology.; Paleobotany.; Plants;
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How to identify grasses and grasslike plants : sedges and rushes / by Harrington, Harold David,1903-(CARDINAL)327248; O'Donnell, Cathy,1925-1970.(CARDINAL)529333; Hause, Robin.; Klein, Janet.(CARDINAL)535940;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Grasses; Cyperaceae; Juncaceae;
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