Plant neurobiology as a paradigm shift not only in the plant sciences

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 205-207

  Baluška, František ^a   Mancuso, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavior; Biological complexity; Evolution; Plant neurobiology; Sensory biology; Signal integration

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 35348849500     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.2.4.4550     Document Type: Review

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