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Plants, as is now becoming widely recognised, exploit animals in almost as many ways as animals use plants; only rarely, however, do they eat animals in the sense of catching, holding, and devouring prey. The manner, however, in which they function as carnivores grants insights into plant form, function, and evolution not otherwise readily available. The diversity of morphological, biochemical, and commensal features generates both the lay and the scientific interest in this diverse group. The carnivorous plants exhibit features which are common to many other non-carnivorous plants. However the extent to which these features have developed and the combination of different features in small organs is unique and therefore, can be exploited by using these plants as models for scientific research.
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The style of the book is encyclopedic, coverng all major aspects of plant carnivory....The coverage of the relevant literature is quite comprehensive, making this an excellent...reference volume.
--TRENDS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
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The Carnivorous Plants
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; Name and bookplate inside the front cover; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 3.5 lbs; Tan dust jacket with plant drawings, and title in black lettering; 1989, Academic Press; 353 pages; "The Carnivorous Plants," by B,E, Juniper, et al. Seller Inventory # SKU-0356AC05303184