The Power of Movement in Plants (Cambridge Library Collection -

Name: The Power of Movement in Plants (Cambridge Library Collection -
Brand: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

The Power of Movement in PlantsAuthor(s): Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108003605, 978-1108003605\nSynopsis\nWritten in collaboration with his son Francis, a notable botanist, this 1880 book builds on Darwin's earlier investigations into climbing plants, orchids, insectivorous plants, flower variety, and the processes of fertilisation. This detailed study of many species from seed to mature plant further develops Darwin's work on adaptation and evolution, with the aim of collating the results of individual studies into common factors applicable to plants in general. Particular emphasis is given to analysis and investigation of the process here termed circumnutation, the movement of the stem of the plant in order to direct the head in certain directions. This is seen as of paramount importance, with the conclusion that it is modification of this feature that ha.