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Plant behaviour and intelligence / Anthony Trewavas.

By: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.Description: xii, 291 p. : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780198753681
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 575.9 23 T817
Contents:
1. A feeling for the organism -- 2. Plant behaviour foundations -- 3. The origins of photosynthesis : what are the salient characteristics of living systems? -- 4. The origins of photosynthesis : the evolution of life and photosynthesis -- 5. Why did plants become multicellular? -- 6. Convergent evolution is common in plant systems -- 7. Are angiosperms more complex than mammals? -- 8. Plant behaviour : first intimations of self-organization -- 9. The varieties of plant behaviour -- 10. The self organizing plant : lessons from swarm intelligence -- 11. Self-organization : cambium as the integration assessor -- 12. Self-organizing capacity in leaf behaviour -- 13. Self-organization and behaviour in root systems -- 14. Self-organization in response to gravity -- 15. Signals other than gravity -- 16. Behavioural characteristics of seeds : elements of dormancy -- 17. Games plants play -- 18. Competition and cooperation between individual plants for mates and territory : the recognition of self -- 19. The nature of intelligent behaviour : cognition or adaptation? -- 20. Brains and nerve cells are not necessary for intelligent behaviour -- 21. Intelligent genomes -- 22. Cellular basis of intelligent behaviour -- 23. Cell organization and protein networks -- 24. Instinct, reflex, and conditioned behaviours : characteristics of plant behaviour? -- 25. Intelligence and consciousness -- 26. Intelligent foraging?
Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A feeling for the organism --
2. Plant behaviour foundations --
3. The origins of photosynthesis : what are the salient characteristics of living systems? --
4. The origins of photosynthesis : the evolution of life and photosynthesis --
5. Why did plants become multicellular? --
6. Convergent evolution is common in plant systems --
7. Are angiosperms more complex than mammals? --
8. Plant behaviour : first intimations of self-organization --
9. The varieties of plant behaviour --
10. The self organizing plant : lessons from swarm intelligence --
11. Self-organization : cambium as the integration assessor --
12. Self-organizing capacity in leaf behaviour --
13. Self-organization and behaviour in root systems --
14. Self-organization in response to gravity --
15. Signals other than gravity --
16. Behavioural characteristics of seeds : elements of dormancy --
17. Games plants play --
18. Competition and cooperation between individual plants for mates and territory : the recognition of self --
19. The nature of intelligent behaviour : cognition or adaptation? --
20. Brains and nerve cells are not necessary for intelligent behaviour --
21. Intelligent genomes --
22. Cellular basis of intelligent behaviour --
23. Cell organization and protein networks --
24. Instinct, reflex, and conditioned behaviours : characteristics of plant behaviour? --
25. Intelligence and consciousness --
26. 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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