![]() |
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
|
Your cart is empty |
||
Showing 1 - 1 of 1 matches in All Departments
Which fungus is as sensitive to light as the human eye? What are the myths and facts about the ozone hole, tanning, skin cancer, and sunscreens? What is the effect of light on butterfly copulation? This entertaining collection of essays explores how various organisms -- including archaebacteria, slime molds, fungi, plants, insects, and humans -- sense and respond to sunlight. The essays in Peter A. Ensminger's book cover vision, photosynthesis, and phototropism, as well as such unusual topics as the reason why light causes beer to develop a "skunky" odor. He introducec us to the kinds of eyes that have evolved in different animals, including those in a species of shrimp that is ostensibly eyeless; gives us a better appreciation of color vision; explains how plowing fields at night may be used to control weeds; and tells about variegate porphyria, a metabolic disease that makes people very sensitive to sunlight and may have afflicted King George III of England. These engaging essays present a complicated yet fascinating subject in an accessible way. The book will be treasured by anyone interested in the wonders of biology.
|
You may like...
Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion…
Shiva Gorjian, Ashish Shukla
Paperback
R2,544
Discovery Miles 25 440
Energy Poverty in China - Evaluation and…
Kangyin Dong, Jun Zhao, …
Paperback
R3,335
Discovery Miles 33 350
Artificial Intelligence for Renewable…
Ashutosh Kumar Dubey, Sushil Narang, …
Paperback
R5,195
Discovery Miles 51 950
Handbook of Biofuels Production…
Rafael Luque, Carol Sze Ki Lin, …
Paperback
R6,671
Discovery Miles 66 710
Hybrid Technologies for Power Generation
Massimiliano Lo Faro, Orazio Barbera, …
Paperback
R3,975
Discovery Miles 39 750
Power-to-Gas: Bridging the Electricity…
Mohammad Amin Mirzaei, Mahdi Habibi, …
Paperback
R3,213
Discovery Miles 32 130
Clean Energy and Resources Recovery…
Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Kaoutar Aboudi
Paperback
R3,581
Discovery Miles 35 810
|