«This research also opens the window of plant behavior a little wider, showing that plants have many of the same responses to outside influences that animals do, even though the responses look different.» (sciencedaily.com)
The technique begins with scientists collecting data about plant behavior under microscopes and in the field. (scientificamerican.com)
For six summers from 2010 to 2015, Theobald tracked environmental conditions and plant behavior for 48 species at 70 field plots, each one square meter, along the southern slope of Mount Rainier. (sciencedaily.com)