Gagliano Monica
Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia , Crawley, Australia and ; Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, University of Western Australia , Crawley WA 6009, Australia.
Behav Ecol. 2013 Jul;24(4):789-796. doi: 10.1093/beheco/ars206. Epub 2012 Nov 25.
Sound and its use in communication have significantly contributed to shaping the ecology, evolution, behavior, and ultimately the success of many animal species. Yet, the ability to use sound is not a prerogative of animals. Plants may also use sound, but we have been unable to effectively research what the ecological and evolutionary implications might be in a plant's life. Why should plants emit and receive sound and is there information contained in those sounds? I hypothesize that it would be particularly advantageous for plants to learn about the surrounding environment using sound, as acoustic signals propagate rapidly and with minimal energetic or fitness costs. In fact, both emission and detection of sound may have adaptive value in plants by affecting responses in other organisms, plants, and animals alike. The systematic exploration of the functional, ecological, and evolutionary significance of sound in the life of plants is expected to prompt a reinterpretation of our understanding of these organisms and galvanize the emergence of novel concepts and perspectives on their communicative complexity.
声音及其在交流中的运用对塑造许多动物物种的生态、进化、行为乃至最终的成功都起到了重要作用。然而，使用声音的能力并非动物的专利。植物也可能利用声音，但我们一直无法有效地研究其对植物生命的生态和进化意义可能是什么。植物为何要发出和接收声音，以及这些声音中是否包含信息？我推测，植物利用声音了解周围环境可能具有特别的优势，因为声学信号传播迅速，且能量或适应性成本极小。事实上，声音的发出和检测在植物中可能都具有适应性价值，因为它们会影响其他生物、植物和动物的反应。对声音在植物生命中的功能、生态和进化意义进行系统探索，有望促使我们重新诠释对这些生物的理解，并催生关于其交流复杂性的新颖概念和观点。
