The Power of Movement in Plants
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The Power of Movement in Plants is a scientific book by Charles Darwin that investigates how plants move and respond to environmental stimuli, helping to establish modern plant physiology.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
botany book
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non-fiction book → scientific book → |
| author | Charles Darwin → |
| coAuthor | Francis Darwin → |
| contribution |
advanced experimental methods in botany
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helped establish modern plant physiology → influenced later research on plant hormones → provided evidence that plants respond to environmental stimuli → supported the idea of continuity between plant and animal behavior → |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom → |
| field |
botany
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physiology → plant biology → |
| focusesOn |
irritability of plant tissues
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quantitative measurement of plant responses → role of gravity in plant movement → role of light in plant movement → systematic observation of plant motion → |
| follows | Insectivorous Plants → |
| genre | scientific literature → |
| hasInfluenced |
development of plant tropism theory
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early studies of plant hormones such as auxins → |
| hasPart |
experimental studies on climbing plants
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studies of leaf movements → studies of root movements → studies of sleep movements in plants → studies of tendrils → |
| language | English → |
| mediaType | print → |
| notableFor |
detailed time-lapse style observational records
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extensive use of diagrams and figures → integration of experimental and theoretical analysis → |
| pages | about 600 → |
| partOf | Charles Darwin's later scientific works → |
| precedes | The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms → |
| publicationYear | 1880 → |
| publisher | John Murray → |
| subject |
circumnutation
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evolutionary biology → gravitropism → nastic movements → phototropism → plant movement → plant physiology → plant responses to stimuli → tropisms → |
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The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
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The Power of Movement in Plants
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