An on line discussion of books that have been or are currently being read by members of the Audubon Naturalist Society Conservation Philosophy Reading Group. We choose books, old and new, that collectively constitute the intellectual underpinnings of conservation philosophy.
June 3, 2019 - The Revolutionary Genius of Plants: A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior by Stefano Mancuso
The most interesting passage in the book was the description of the climbing vine that changes the shape of it's leaves to match those of its host plant. How does that happen. Does it comprehend an image seen through its stomata? Does it absorb some of the host DNA and use the information to guide the shape of its own leaves? Still a mystery.
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The most interesting passage in the book was the description of the climbing vine that changes the shape of it's leaves to match those of its host plant. How does that happen. Does it comprehend an image seen through its stomata? Does it absorb some of the host DNA and use the information to guide the shape of its own leaves? Still a mystery.
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