Plant Behaviour and Intelligence

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Plant Behaviour and Intelligence

Author	: Anthony Trewavas
File Size	: 42,6 Mb
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 23 July 2015
ISBN	: 9780198753681
Pages	: 305 pages

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Plant Behaviour and Intelligence by Anthony Trewavas Book PDF Summary

This book argues that whole cells and whole plants growing in competitive wild conditions show aspects of plant behaviour that can be accurately described as "intelligent," and that behaviour, like intelligence, must be assessed within the constraints of the anatomical and physiological framework of the organism in question.

Plant Behaviour and Intelligence by Anthony Trewavas

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Plant Behaviour and Intelligence by A. J. Trewavas

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