Guidance of circumnutation of climbing bean stems: An ecological exploration

In this report we explore the guidance of circumnutation of climbing bean stems under the light of general rho/tau theory, a theory that aims to explain how living organisms guide goal-directed movements ecologically. We present some preliminary results on the control of circumnutation by climbing beans, and explore the possibility that the power of movement in plants, more generally, is controlled under ecological principles.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  bioRxiv

• Publication date

  2017-03-30

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1101/122358
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