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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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Patterns in the garden / by Nilsen, Genevieve,author.(CARDINAL)677349;
"Patterns in the Garden introduces emergent readers to patterns in gardens, such as rows of plants, spiderwebs, and flower petal arrangements, while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Patterns in the Garden includes tools for teachers and caregivers, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, an index, and a Let's Review! question and photo. Patterns in the Garden is part of Jump!'s Patterns in Nature series"--Ages 3-650L
Subjects: Garden ecology; Pattern formation (Biology); Pattern perception;
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Patterns [videorecording] / by Begley, Ed,1901-1970.; Bierce, Ambrose,1842-1914?Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.; Cook, Fielder,1923-2003.; Enrico, Robert,1931-2001.(CARDINAL)173918; Heflin, Van,1910-1971.(CARDINAL)829878; Kaufman, Boris.; Serling, Rod,1924-1975.(CARDINAL)734586; Sloane, Everett,1909-1965.; Straight, Beatrice.; Wilson, Elizabeth,1921-2015.; Critics' Choice Video & DVD (Firm);
Director of photography, Boris Kaufman ; editors, David Kummins, Carl Lerner.Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight, Elizabeth Wilson, Joanna Roos, Valerie Cossart.Fred Staples is a young small town plant manager who is given an executive position in the new company. He soon finds out his promotion has more to do with leverage against the company's older Vice President, who the boss wants out. This throws Staples into a panic as personal loyalty, company politics and cut-throat business tactics are mixed together.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD format.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Business enterprises; Executives; Office politics;
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The evolution of plants / by Willis, K. J.(CARDINAL)331576; McElwain, J. C.(CARDINAL)331575;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-349) and index.Evolutionary record and methods of reconstruction. Geological timescale -- Methods of reconstruction -- Dating methods -- Earliest forms of plant life. Earliest environments -- Accumulation of organic material and formation of the first cell -- First prokaryotes : the geological evidence -- Evolution of the eukaryotes -- Possible triggering mechanisms of eukaryotic evolution -- Colonization of land. Environmental changes during the Cambrian and Ordovician (543 to 443 Ma) -- Fossil evidence for plant terrestrialization -- Examples of earliest land plants in the fossil record -- Evolutionary trends : green algae to land plants? -- Evolutionary trends : non-vascular to vascular plants? -- Biogeographical distribution of the earliest land plants in the late Silurian and early Devonian ([approximately] 430 to 390 Ma) -- First forests. Environmental changes spanning the mid-Devonian to late Carboniferous ([approximately] 395 to 290 Ma) -- Major changes and innovations in the plant fossil record during the mid Devonian to late Carboniferous ([approximately] 395 to 290 Ma) -- Evidence of further plant adaptations to land dwelling between early Devonian and late Carboniferous (395 to 290 Ma) -- Further adaptations to the plant life cycle -- Earliest trees in the fossil record -- Evolutionary trends : earliest vascular plants to trees -- Biogeographical distribution of global vegetation during the early and late Carboniferous (354 to 290 Ma) -- Major emergence of the seed plants. Environmental changes during the Permian (290 to 248 Ma) -- Evolution of cycads, bennettites, ginkgos, and glossopterids -- Biogeographical distribution of global vegetation during the middle Permian (267 to 264 Ma) -- Major radiation of the conifers -- Biogeographical distribution of global vegetation during the early Jurassic (260 to 180 Ma) -- Flowering plant origins. Evidence for the first angiosperms -- Nature and distribution of the earliest angiosperms -- Why so late? -- Evolutionary trends : gymnosperms to angiosperms? -- Biogeographical distribution of global vegetation during the late Cretaceous ([approximately] 84 to 65 Ma) -- Past 65 million years. Environmental changes over the past 65 million years (Tertiary and Quarternary) -- Biogeographical distribution of global vegetation between [approximately] 60 and 50 Ma (late Palaeocene to early Eocene) -- Evolution of grasses -- Decline of the forests and spread of aridland vegetation -- Biogeographical distribution of global vegetation between 34 to 25 Ma (Oligocene) -- Evolution of plants using [C-4] and CAM photosynthetic pathways -- Biogeographical distribution of global vegetation by 11.2-5.3 Ma (late Miocene) -- Mass extinctions and persistent populations. Definition of mass extinction -- Evidence in the geological record : plants versus animals -- Why no mass extinction in the plant fossil record? -- Evidence for persistence in the plant fossil record -- Adaptations of plants for persistence -- Ancient DNA and the biomolecular record. Potential of ancient DNA in evolutionary research -- Deposition, preservation, and extraction of DNA -- Examples of current research -- Limitations of the technique -- In defence of ancient DNA -- Other fossil plant biomolecules, biomacromolecules, and chemical constituents -- Stable carbon isotopes ([change in carbon-13]) and the fossil plant record -- Evolutionary theories and the plant fossil record. Evolutionary theories -- Patterns of evolutionary change in the plant fossil record -- Mechanisms driving evolutionary change -- Why should plant evolution be related to periods of increased continental plate movement?
Subjects: Plants;
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The herbarium of fabric flowers : twenty flower brooch projects translated from nature / by Utopiano,author.; Wilson, Kevin(Translator),translator.(CARDINAL)788932;
"The herbarium approach here offers you a window into the natural character of plants, which lets you make your fabric versions amazing. These wearable projects from naturalist and fiber artist Utopiano don't just visually replicate each plant but represent everything about it--even including invisible elements like scent, power, and presence. Plus, each project includes easy instructions for dyeing your cloth pieces, a feature that helps capture the colors of nature and makes these one of a kind. The herbarium format unfolds like this: first, each plant is collected directly from the field, and its key info and uniqueness are explained. Then, use the patterns that Utopiano offers you here to create fabric versions for wearing or display. Make a chic Frilly Pansy brooch with petals dyed in multicolored layers. Create the cold-resistant edelweiss using velvet to capture the plant's dense hair and thickness. Feel the pure joy of translating blooming flowers into fabric with your own hands! Includes full-size templates for every project."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Patterns (Instructional works); Brooches.; Fabric flowers.;
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Biology, the science of life [videorecording] / by Nowicki, Stephen,1955-; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
1. The Scope of "Life" -- 2. More on the Origin of Life -- 3. The organism and the cell -- 4. Proteins-how things get done in the cell -- 5. Which molecule holds the code? -- 6. The doulble helix -- 7. The nuts and bolts of replicating DNA -- 8. The central dogma -- 9. The genetic code -- 10. from DNA to RNA -- 11. From RNA to protein -- 12. When mistakes happen -- 13. Dividing DNA between dividing cells -- 14. Mendel and his pea plants -- 15. How sex leads to variation -- 16. Genes and chromosomes -- lecture 17. Charles Darwin and "The origin of species" -- lecture 18. Natural selection in action -- 19. Reconciling Darwin and Mendel -- 20. Mechanisms of evolutionary change -- 21. What are species and how do new ones arise? -- 22. More on the origin of new species -- 23. Reconstructing evolution -- 24. The history of life, revisited -- 25. From cells to organisms -- 26. Control of gene expression I -- 27. Control of gene expession II -- 28. Getting proteins to the right place -- 29. Genetic engineering and biotechnology -- 30. How cells talk-singals and receptors -- 31. How cells talk-ways that cells respond -- 32. From one cell to many in an organism -- 33. Patterns of early development -- 34. Determination and differentiation -- 35. Induction and pattern formation -- 36. Genes and development -- 37 Homeostasis -- 38. Hormones in animals -- 39. What is special about neurons? -- 40. Action potentials and synapses -- 41. Synaptic integration and memory -- 42. Sensoedry function -- 43. How muscles work -- 44. The innate immune system -- 45. The acquired immune system -- 46. Form and function in plants I -- 47. Form and fucntion in plants II -- 48. Behavior as an adaptive trait -- 49. Energy and resources in living systems -- 50. How energy is harnessed by cells -- 51. Enzymes-making chemistry work in cells -- 52. Cellular currencies of energy -- 53. Making ATP-glycolysis -- 54. Making ATP-cellular respiration -- 55. Making ATP-the chemiosmotic theory -- 56. Capturing energy from sunlight -- 57. The reactions of photosynthesis -- 58. Resources and life histories -- 59. The structure of populations -- 60. Population growth -- 61. What limits population growth? -- 62. Costs and benefits of behavior -- 63. Altruism and mate selection -- 64. Ecological interactions among species -- 65. Predators and competitors -- 66. Competition and the ecological niche -- 67. Energy in ecosystems -- 68. Nutrients in ecosystems -- 69. How predictabe are ecological communities? -- 70. Biogeography -- 71. Human population growth -- 72. The human asteroid?Stephen Nowicki, lecturer.DVD.
Subjects: Biology.;
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The field guide to embroidery : 52 North American animal & plant designs for nature lovers / by Kemper, Jessica,author.;
"Connect to the wildlife of seven North American ecosystems by stitching these 52 beautifully accurate designs, from bears to manatees to prairie dogs and more. With this fun collection of projects in field-guide format, stitch your favorite animal, bird, fish, and plant species based on the ecosystems you love or live in. Organized according to seven North American ecosystems--desert, mountain, forest, waterways, prairie, ocean, and urban--the 52 beautifully accurate designs by naturalist Jessica Kemper include popular species (think bears, manatees, and river otters) and some that are less well known or are potentially threatened. Beginner-level patterns coexist with intermediate and advanced patterns to appeal to all embroidery lovers looking for stunning new designs. Learn the materials, stitches (including the one-of-a-kind 'fur stitch,' which renders mammal fur beautifully!), and techniques to complete an embroidery project from start to finish. The simpler designs require just a few hours. Measuring approximately 3 to 4 inches, the creatures are perfect to adorn any stitchable surface. A denim jacket with a snappy alligator? A cap featuring a herring gull and ocher sea stars? A tote sporting a Gila monster among desert plants? Or perhaps there's a shirt pocket calling for a badger with a red-winged blackbird. These designs bring nature anywhere and allow you to wear your favorite wildlife species sustainably"--Amazon.
Subjects: Embroidery; Embroidery; Animals in art.;
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Masterclass in photography / by Busselle, Michael.(CARDINAL)511986; Busselle, Julien,1966-(CARDINAL)658927;
The visual skills. Identifying the elements ; Discovering shape ; Harnessing pattern ; Seeing lines ; Identifying form ; Using texture ; Color awareness ; Seeing in black and white -- The art of composition. The process of selection ; The importance of viewpoint ; The focus of interest ; Placing the frame ; Choice of format ; Choosing the moment ; Exploiting perspective ; Color and design ; Style and approach -- The magic of light. The nature of daylight ; Shooting in sunlight ; The time of day ; Light and the sky ; Artificial light ; Studio lighting -- The specialized subject. Portrait photography ; The nude ; Still life and close up ; Wildlife ; Plants and gardens ; Architectural photography ; Landscape photography ; Documentary and travel photography -- Recording the image. Camera types ; Camera formats ; Using lenses creatively ; Using filters ; Camera accessories ; Apertures and depth of field ; Shutter speeds and movement ; Controlling exposure ; Film and the image -- The monochrome darkroom. Choosing film ; Choosing developer ; Achieving negative quality ; Exposure test strip ; Exposure selection ; Selecting contrast ; Selective exposure control ; Selective contrast control ; Toning ; Lith printing ; Finishing and presentation --Digital imaging. Controlling density and contrast ; Controlling color values ; Converting to monochrome ; Adding color to monochrome ; Enhancing the image ; Creating effects ; Combining images.
Subjects: Photography.;
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Tundra / by Moore, Peter D.(CARDINAL)333995; Garratt, Richard,illustrator.(CARDINAL)687303;
Includes bibliographical references (page) and index.
Subjects: Tundra ecology; Tundras;
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Nature anatomy : the curious parts & pieces of the natural world / by Rothman, Julia,author.(CARDINAL)356639; Niekrasz, John,author.(CARDINAL)356638;
Includes bibliographical references.1. Common ground : Really moving ; Layers of the earth ; Minerals ; The rock cycle ; Fossils ; Landforms ; Mountains ; North American landscapes ; Field succession ; Loose landscape painting -- 2. What's up? : Up in the atmosphere ; Predicting weather ; The water cycle ; Storms ; Why are snowflakes different? ; Rainbows ; Sunsets ; Phases of the moon ; Constellations -- 3. Come close : Anatomy of a flower ; Anatomy of a bee ; Anatomy of a butterfly ; Metamorphosis ; Plants that attract butterflies ; Beautiful butterflies ; Colorful moths ; Sedges, rushes, grasses ; Grazing edibles ; Incredible insects and bugs abounding ; Spectacular spiders ; Anatomy of an ant -- 4. Take a hike : Anatomy of a deciduous tree ; Anatomy of a trunk ; Leaf identification ; North American trees ; Beautiful bark ; Some flowers, cones, seeds, and fruits of trees ; Printing patterns ; Anatomy of a fern ; Pretty, pretty lichen ; Mysterious mosses ; Waterbears ; Mycelium ; Anatomy of a mushroom ; Marvelous mushrooms ; Rotting log ; Foraging in the forest -- 5. Creature feature : Animals in the neighborhood ; Anatomy of a bat ; Common North American bats ; Tree squirrels ; The Lyme bacteria cycle ; Grizzly bear vs. black bear ; The animal underground ; Snakes ; Lizards ; Wild cats ; Wild dogs ; Animals with antlers ... and horns ; Aquatic mammals ; Outstanding adaptations ; Marine mammals -- 6. A little bird told me : Anatomy of a bird ; A bevy of birds ; Kinds of feathers ; Birdcalls ; a variety of nests ; Extraordinary eggs ; Intriguing bird behavior ; Birds of prey ; Owls ; Big birds ; A variety of beaks ; Water birds -- 7. Head above the water : Water bodies ; Ecosystem of a pond ; A few freshwater fish ; Life cycle of a salmon ; Water bugs ; Toad vs. frog ; Life cycle of a frog ; Tidal zone ecosystem ; Fantastic saltwater fish ; Anatomy of a jellyfish ; On the sand ; Seashells by the seashore ; Some seaweed ; Harvesting, processing, and eating seaweed -- A note about conservation.Suitable for anyone who appreciates and wants to explore the curiosities and beauty of the natural world, this title offers a look at all kinds of subjects, including mineral formation, the inside of a volcano, what makes sunsets, monarch butterfly migration, the parts of a bird, the anatomy of a jellyfish, and more.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Instructional and educational works.; Earth sciences;
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