Plants, so predictable, stay where they are. And yet, like all living things, they also move: they grow, adapt, shed leaves and bark, spread roots and branches, snare pollinators, and reward cultivators. This book, the first to thoroughly explore the subject since Darwin's 1881 treatise on movements in plants, is a comprehensive, up-to-date account of the mechanisms and the adaptive values that move plants. Drawing on examples across the spectrum of plant families?including mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants?the author opens a window on how plants move: within cells, as individual cells, and via organs. Opening with an explanation of how cellular motors work and how cells manage to move organs, Dov Koller considers the movement of roots, tubers, rhizomes, and other plant parts underground, as well as the more familiar stems, leaves, and flowers. Throughout, Koller presents information at the subcellular and cellular levels, including the roles of receptors, signaling pathways, hormones, and physiological responses in motor function. He also discusses the adaptive significance of movements. His book exposes the workings of a world little understood and often overlooked, the world of restless plants and the movements by which they accomplish the necessary functions of their lives.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13
9780674048638
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95811595
Product Key Features
Author
Dov Koller
Publication Name
The Restless Plant
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Biology
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dov Koller
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh
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