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Life under the sun

by Peter A. Ensminger

This collection of essays explores how various organisms, including plants, insects, and humans, sense and respond to sunlight. Topics include vision, photosynthesis, and phototropism, as well as the biological impact of light on health and behaviour.

Accession 21111 ISBN 0300088043 Publisher Yale University Press
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