Publication

2001-07-01 - Elsevier Science

Language

English

Word Count

235,000 words, Guess

Page Count

940 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001023979
  • Goodreads5767949

Classifications

  • LCCQH651 .P46 2001

First Sentence

The present volume refers to photomovement in a broad sense, comprising: 1. several types of light responses of motile organisms, i.e. modulation of movement in time and/or space (bacteria, lower algae, slime molds, ciliates), 2. light-controlled reversible or irreversible redistribution of cell organelles, particularly chloroplasts (green plants at all levels of organization), and 3. phototropism and photonasty, i.e. bending response with and without respect to the light direction, the former concerning unicellular and multicellular organisms (including higher plants), the latter mainly regulation of stomatal aperture in higher plants, but also flower movements etc.

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