Sound perception in plants: from ecological significance to molecular understanding

ML Demey, RC Mishra, D Van Der Straeten - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
In addition to positive effects on plant growth and resilience, sound alerts plants of potential
danger and aids in defense. Sound guides plants towards essential resources, like water …

The surprising creativity of digital evolution: A collection of anecdotes from the evolutionary computation and artificial life research communities

J Lehman, J Clune, D Misevic, C Adami, L Altenberg… - Artificial life, 2020 - direct.mit.edu
Evolution provides a creative fount of complex and subtle adaptations that often surprise the
scientists who discover them. However, the creativity of evolution is not limited to the natural …

Sound perception in plants

I Khait, U Obolski, Y Yovel, L Hadany - Seminars in cell & developmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Can plants perceive sound? And what sounds are they likely to be “listening” to? The
environment of plants includes many informative sounds, produced by biotic and abiotic …

Plant acoustics: in the search of a sound mechanism for sound signaling in plants

RC Mishra, R Ghosh, H Bae - Journal of experimental botany, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Being sessile, plants continuously deal with their dynamic and complex surroundings,
identifying important cues and reacting with appropriate responses. Consequently, the …

Convergent and divergent evolution in carnivorous pitcher plant traps

CJ Thorogood, U Bauer, SJ Hiscock - New Phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1035 I. Introduction 1035 II. Evolution of the pitcher 1036 III. Convergent
evolution 1036 IV. Divergent evolution 1038 V. Adaptive radiation and speciation 1040 VI …

Plant attractants: integrating insights from pollination and seed dispersal ecology

K Valenta, O Nevo, C Martel, CA Chapman - Evolutionary Ecology, 2017 - Springer
Reproduction in many angiosperms depends on attracting animals that provide pollination
and seed dispersal services. Flowers and fleshy fruits present various features that can …

Root phonotropism: early signalling events following sound perception in Arabidopsis roots

A Rodrigo-Moreno, N Bazihizina, E Azzarello, E Masi… - Plant Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Sound is a fundamental form of energy and it has been suggested that plants can make use
of acoustic cues to obtain information regarding their environments and alter and fine-tune …

Principles and patterns of bat movements: from aerodynamics to ecology

CC Voigt, WF Frick, MW Holderied… - … Quarterly Review of …, 2017 - journals.uchicago.edu
Movement ecology as an integrative discipline has advanced associated fields because it
presents not only a conceptual framework for understanding movement principles but also …

Finding flowers in the dark: nectar-feeding bats integrate olfaction and echolocation while foraging for nectar

TP Gonzalez-Terrazas, C Martel… - Royal Society …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Nectar-feeding bats depend mainly on floral nectar to fulfil their energetic requirements.
Chiropterophilous flowers generally present strong floral scents and provide conspicuous …

Acoustic communication in plant–animal interactions

MG Schöner, R Simon, CR Schöner - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Knowledge about sound production in plants for communication is still
limited.•Plants reflect animal sounds to communicate with them.•Convergent echo reflectors …