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On the movements and habits of climbing plants.

Publication Details

J. Linn. Soc., 9 (33 &34) 1-118.. 1865 CE.

Darwin's report on his discoveries concerning the adaptive value of climbing for certain plants, including the development of circumnutation. Darwin waited ten years to publish the first edition in book form (1875) with the same title. That edition included data published by Fritz Muller and Hugo de Vrie's as well as darwin's own folllow-up research. The illustrations in the book form edition were drawn by the author's son George Darwin.

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Entry Number#8910
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External URLon-the-movements-and-habits-of-climbing-plants