Plant roots: Autopoietic and cognitive constructions

Plant Root

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 40-52

  Barlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopoiesis; Cognition; Living systems; Roots; Self maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957304585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18816754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3117/plantroot.4.40     Document Type: Article

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