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Learning without Brains: a Review of The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohleben

2016; 288pp.; Vancouver, Canada: Greystone Books; $13.99; ISBN =978837514306

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Axelrod, S. Learning without Brains: a Review of The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohleben. Perspect Behav Sci 41, 465–469 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-018-0172-7

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