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xiv, 430 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
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Principles of |
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[Principles of science] |
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Principles of.
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Principles of science (Salem Press)
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| Note |
Series name from publisher's note. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-415) and index. |
| Summary |
Explores the wide world of botany--the branch of biology that studies the plant kingdom, including physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, and classification of all plants, as well as how they interact with their environment. |
| Contents |
Adaptive Radiation -- African Flora -- Algae -- Allelopathy -- Anaerobic Photosynthesis -- Angiosperm Cells and Tissues -- Angiosperm Evolution -- Angiosperm Life Cycle -- Angiosperm Plant Formation -- Angiosperms -- Animal-Plant Interactions -- Antarctic Flora -- Aquatic Plants -- Ascomycetes -- Asian Flora -- Australian Flora -- Biochemical Coevolution in Angiosperms -- Biogeography -- Biological Invasions -- Botany -- Bromeliaceae -- Bryophytes -- Bulbs and Rhizomes -- C4 and CAM Photosynthesis -- Cacti and Succulents -- Caribbean Flora -- Carnivorous Plants -- Central American Flora -- Chloroplast DNA -- Chloroplasts and Other Plastids -- Cloning of Plants -- Coevolution in Plants -- Colonization of the Land -- Community Structure and Stability -- Community-Ecosystem Interactions -- Competition -- Complementation and Allelism: The Cis-Trans Test -- Compositae -- Cycads and Palms -- Deforestation -- Dendrochronology -- Desertification -- DNA in Plants -- DNA: Recombinant Technology -- Dormancy in Plants -- Ecosystems -- Endangered Species -- Endophytes -- Energy Flow in Plant Cells -- Estrogens From Plants -- Eudicots -- European Flora -- Eutrophication -- Evolution: Convergent and Divergent -- Evolution of Plants -- Ferns -- Flower Structure -- Flower Types -- Flowering Regulation -- Forests -- Fossil Plants -- Fruit: Structure and Types -- Gas Exchange in Plants -- Germination and Seedling Development -- Ginkgos -- Grain Crops -- Grasses and Bamboos -- Green Algae -- Growth Habits in Plants -- Gymnosperms |
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Halophytes -- Hardy-Weinberg Theorem -- Heliotropism -- Herbicides -- Herbs (Botany) -- History of Plant Science -- Hybridization (Botany) -- Hydrologic Cycle -- Invasive Plants -- Leaf Abscission -- Leaf Anatomy -- Leaf Arrangements -- Leaf Lobing and Division -- Leaf Margins, Tips, and Bases -- Leaf Shapes -- Legumes -- Liquid Transport Systems -- Logging and Clear-Cutting -- Marine Plants -- Medicinal Plants -- Monocots vs. Dicots -- Monoculture -- Mosses -- Mushrooms -- Mycorrhizae -- Nastic Movements -- Nitrogen Cycle -- Nitrogen Fixation -- North American Flora -- Nutrient Cycling -- Nutrient Requirements in Plants -- Oil Bodies in Plants -- Old-Growth Forests -- Oomycetes -- Orchids -- Pacific Island Flora -- Paleobotany -- Parasitic Plants -- Petrified Wood -- Phosphorus Cycle -- Photoperiodism in Plants -- Photorespiration -- Photosynthesis -- Pigments in Plants -- Plant Adaptations -- Plant Cells at the Molecular Level -- Plant Genetics: Mendelian -- Plant Genetics: Mutations -- Plant Genetics: Post-Mendelian -- Plant Growth -- Plant Science -- Plant Tissues -- Plantae -- Plants with Economic Potential -- Poisonous and Noxious Plants -- Pollination -- Rain Forests and the Atmosphere -- Reforestation -- Reproduction in Plants -- Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms -- Resistance to Plant Diseases -- Respiration -- Root Uptake Systems -- Roots -- Seeds -- Shoots -- Soil -- South American Flora -- Species and Speciation -- Stems -- Succession -- Systematics and Taxonomy -- Thigmomorphogenesis -- Water and Solute Movement in Plants -- Wood. |
| Audience |
High school and undergraduate level students. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Subject |
Botany.
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Botany. (OCoLC)fst00836869
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| Genre/Form |
Reference works. (OCoLC)fst01919963
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Reference works.
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| Added Author |
Renneboog, Richard, editor.
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| Added Title |
Botany |
| ISBN |
9781642653915 (hardcover) |
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1642653918 (hardcover) |
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