Light and the Behavior of Organisms (Classic Reprint)

Light and the Behavior of Organisms (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: S. O. Mast
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ISBN: 9781332298037
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Excerpt from Light and the Behavior of Organisms That plants and animals respond to stimulation by light is a matter of common information. It is also well known that many of the motile forms collect in regions of a given intensity of light; that many orient, some moving or turning toward a source of light under certain conditions and away from it under others. The distribution of the power to respond to stimulation by light in the plant and animal world has likewise been quite fully ascertained, methods of response have been recorded. There is however still much contention as to the explanation of these work. In what manner and for what reasons do organisms collect in regions of certain light intensity? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.