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 ==== Types of Movement ==== ==== Types of Movement ====
  
-Plants in motionhttp://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/starthere.html +"Plants in motion", A great collection of short time lapses showing plants in motion 
- + http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/starthere.html 
-  * A great collection of short time lapses showing plants in motion +
  
 ===Phototropism=== ===Phototropism===
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   * Chemotropism, movement or growth in response to chemicals   * Chemotropism, movement or growth in response to chemicals
   * Gravitropism (or geotropism), movement or growth in response to gravity   * Gravitropism (or geotropism), movement or growth in response to gravity
 +  * Apogeotropism, the inclination to behave contrary to gravity
   * Hydrotropism, movement or growth in response to moisture or water   * Hydrotropism, movement or growth in response to moisture or water
-  * Heliotropism, movement or growth in response to sunlight+  * Heliotropism, movement or growth in response to sunlight
 +  * Selenotropism, movement or growth in response to the moon. 
 +  * Scototropism, movement or growth towards shadow.
   * Phototropism, movement or growth in response to lights or colors of light   * Phototropism, movement or growth in response to lights or colors of light
   * Thermotropism, movement or growth in response to temperature   * Thermotropism, movement or growth in response to temperature
   * Thigmotropism, movement or growth in response to touch or contact   * Thigmotropism, movement or growth in response to touch or contact
 +  * Autotropism, inclination of plants to grow in a certain direction or to return to a previous (or is it prior) form
  
 ==== Reading / / Notes ==== ==== Reading / / Notes ====
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   * "The Power of Movement in Plants" Charles Darwin's book on phototropism > http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5605   * "The Power of Movement in Plants" Charles Darwin's book on phototropism > http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5605
   * Roger P. Hangarter's research into plant's responses to environmental stimuli: http://www.bio.indiana.edu/%7Ehangarterlab/abstracts/research.html   * Roger P. Hangarter's research into plant's responses to environmental stimuli: http://www.bio.indiana.edu/%7Ehangarterlab/abstracts/research.html
-  * Roger P. Hangarter & Dennis DeHart - Slow Life: http://dennis4.fatcow.com/lowlife/slowlife_intro.html+  * Roger P. Hangarter & Dennis DeHart - Slow Life: http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/usbg/ http://dennis4.fatcow.com/lowlife/slowlife_intro.html
  
 +  * Movement/growth of roots: http://tomwalk.com/research.htm
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