Plant Behavior

February 2010 - Fatal Attraction - Carnivorous Plants - National Geographic Magazine article.

February 2010 - Plant Switches Pollinators When Caterpillars Strike - New York Times Science section article.

January 2010 - Study hints plants have sensibilities - San Diego Union Tribune article.

January 2010 - Memories in Nature - interesting article from the New York Times Opinion section.

January 2010 - ARTE will broadcast the film 'Into the Minds of Plants' on Friday, 22 January, 10 pm. ARTE broadcasts in Europe.

December 2009 - New York Times article on the responses of plants to external dangers Sorry, Vegans: Brussels Sprouts Like to Live, Too.

November 2009 - Interesting article on the comparison between neuron and plant roof growth patterns in From Nerve Roots To Plant Roots: Research On Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Yields Surprises.

August 2009 - Plant behavior and "excitability" are the topic of a blog entry for Science Magazine, written by Greg Miller, neurosciences writer.

May 2009 - members of the Society for Plant Neurobiology voted to change its name to the Society for Plant Signaling and Behavior.

FESPB 2010 (informational PDF)