Study shows plants are more likely to be ‘eavesdroppers’ than altruists when tapping into underground networks | Instead of using their communication networks to transmit warning signals, the findings suggest it is more likely that plants ‘eavesdrop’ on their neighbours.
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University of Oxford
Study shows plants are more likely to be ‘eavesdroppers’ than altruists when tapping into underground networks
A new study led by the University of Oxford has used a modelling approach to show that it is unlikely that plants would evolve to warn other plants of impending attack. Instead of using their
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