Project Gutenberg 2001-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 129 Darwin, Charles 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles Robert The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. David Price "The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants" by Charles Darwin is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the unique mechanisms and adaptive strategies employed by climbing plants, focusing specifically on their movements and habits as they interact with their environment. At the start of the book, Darwin introduces the topic of climbing plants and discusses his motives for studying their movements, sparked by previous observations from other botanists. He classifies climbing plants into four main categories, particularly emphasizing twining plants that spiral around supports and those equipped with sensitive organs that clasp objects. The opening portion highlights detailed observations of specific plants, such as the Hop, detailing their rotational movements, rates of ascent, and how these unique traits enable them to thrive in their habitats. Darwin sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of these fascinating plant behaviors, ultimately aiming to illustrate the principles of evolution through adaptations to their climbing environments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Climbing plants Plants -- Irritability and movements Geotropism Plants QK Text Botany Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 387727 387714 2024-10-01T14:42:16.616978 2023-10-02T03:46:14.297912 text/html text/html 390200 2021-11-05T15:03:27 text/html 3588061 2024-10-01T14:42:23.572981 application/epub+zip 3584755 2024-10-01T14:42:17.558982 application/epub+zip 193139 2024-10-01T14:42:17.011975 application/epub+zip 3691839 2024-10-01T14:42:27.647952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3660240 2024-10-01T14:42:22.609011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281942 2022-09-02T04:21:07.587114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345336 345342 2024-10-01T14:42:15.549983 2023-10-02T03:46:13.435936 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 345103 2021-11-05T15:04:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20028 2024-10-01T14:42:27.796904 application/rdf+xml 13603 2024-10-01T14:42:17.128967 image/jpeg 2093 2024-10-01T14:42:17.069971 image/jpeg 113995 2021-11-05T15:05:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 3591083 2021-11-05T15:05:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 3718575 2024-10-01T14:42:16.727988 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia