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Plants more likely to 'eavesdrop' on neighbours than warn them of danger
It is more likely plants use their communication networks to "eavesdrop" on their neighbours than alert them to dangers, an ...
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Plants more likely to be 'eavesdroppers' than altruists when tapping into underground networks
A new study 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 communication networks to transmit ...