Plant-Environment Interactions From Sensory Plant Biology to Active Plant Behavior
Our image of plants is changing dramatically away from passive entities merely subject to environmental forces and organisms that are designed solely for the accumulation of photosynthate. Plants are revealing themselves to be dynamic and highly sensitive organisms that actively and competitively fo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
| Series: | Signaling and Communication in Plants
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Mechanical Integration of Plant Cells
- Root Behavior in Response to Aluminum Toxicity
- Communication and Signaling in the Plant–Fungus Symbiosis: The Mycorrhiza
- Role of g -Aminobutyrate and g -Hydroxybutyrate in Plant Communication
- Hemiparasitic Plants: Exploiting Their Host’s Inherent Nature to Talk
- Host Location and Selection by Holoparasitic Plants
- Plant Innate Immunity
- Airborne Induction and Priming of Defenses
- Chemical Signaling During Induced Leaf Movements
- Aposematic (Warning) Coloration in Plants
- Deceptive Behavior in Plants. I. Pollination by Sexual Deception in Orchids: A Host–Parasite Perspective
- Deceptive Behavior in Plants. II. Food Deception by Plants: From Generalized Systems to Specialized Floral Mimicry
- Cognition in Plants
- Memorization of Abiotic Stimuli in Plants: A Complex Role for Calcium
- Plants and Animals: Convergent Evolution in Action?