Plant behaviour and intelligence Anthony Trewavas, FRS, FRSE, University of Edinburgh.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780198753681 (pbk.)
- Plant behavior and intelligence
- Plant behaviour & intelligence [Cover title]
- 575.9 T729P 23
- QK711.2 .T749 2014
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575.1 B812G3 Genetics: | 575.1 B812G3 Genetics: | 575.8 D259O Origin of species | 575.9 T729P Plant behaviour and intelligence | 576 P362M5 Microbiology | 576 P362M5 Microbiology | 576 P362M5 Microbiology |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A feeling for the organism -- Plant behaviour foundations -- The origins of photosynthesis : what are the salient characteristics of living systems? -- The origins of photosynthesis : the evolution of life and photosynthesis -- Why did plants become multicellular? -- Convergent evolution is common in plant systems -- Are angiosperms more complex than mammals? -- Plant behaviour : first intimations of self-organization -- The varieties of plant behaviour -- The self organizing plant : lessons from swarm intelligence -- Self-organization : cambium as the integration assessor -- Self-organizing capacity in leaf behaviour -- Self-organization and behaviour in root systems -- Self-organization in response to gravity -- Signals other than gravity -- Behavioural characteristics of seeds : elements of dormancy -- Games plants play -- Competition and cooperation between individual plants for mates and territory : the recognition of self -- The nature of intelligent behaviour : cognition or adaptation? -- Brains and nerve cells are not necessary for intelligent behaviour -- Intelligent genomes -- Cellular basis of intelligent behaviour -- Cell organization and protein networks -- Instinct, reflex, and conditioned behaviours : characteristics of plant behaviour? -- Intelligence and consciousness -- Intelligent foraging?
This book provides a convincing argument for the view that whole cells and whole plants growing in competitive wild conditions show aspects of plant behaviour that can be accurately described as 'intelligent'. --
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