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FUTURE GOALS. "The growing shoot and root must retain their model of the predicted future resources for several days to oversee these phenotypic changes and until the new leaves and roots start to transport resources to the rest of the plant." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

CAREFUL INVESTMENT PLANNING. "Leaves do not transport fixed carbon until nearly mature; instead they act as a speculative drain on the limited supplies of root minerals and water. Likewise roots only sequester minerals in their mature regions. Inaccurate speculation, that is poor decision-making, can waste valuable resources and short shrift can be expected in the Darwinian struggle." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

RESOURCE GRADIENTS. "It is growth along gradients of resources that lead both root and shoot to eventually meet rich pockets. Exploratory shoots will grow along light gradients to the more intense regions and roots will grow along humidity and mineral gradients. Information transduced by resource sensors thus directs behavioral responses that increase the probability of attainment of richer sources of food in the near future." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

DIVISION OF LABOR. "Many trees are constructed from long and short shoots, the long being exploratory for new light sources in a canopy of light patches, whilst short shoots carry most of the leaves and exploit light already available." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn