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The Evolution of Diverse Floral Morphologies by Moyroud, Edwige, Glover, Beverley J.

“…The angiosperm flower develops through a modular programme which, although ancient and conserved, provides the flexibility that has allowed an almost infinite…”
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Molecular Mechanisms of Pollination Biology by Fattorini, Róisín, Glover, Beverley J

“…Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from the stamens to the stigma, an essential requirement of sexual reproduction in flowering plants…”
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Characterisation of the R2R3 Myb subgroup 9 family of transcription factors in tomato by Davis, Gwendolyn V, Glover, Beverley J

“…Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has many epidermal cell outgrowths including conical petal cells and multiple types of trichomes. These include the…”
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Phylogenetic analysis of bHLH classes III and IV in land plants and their algal relatives by Kongsted, Thea E, Glover, Beverley J

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Analysis of flavonol regulator evolution in the Brassicaceae reveals MYB12, MYB111 and MYB21 duplications and MYB11 and MYB24 gene loss by Schilbert, Hanna M, Glover, Beverley J

“…Flavonols are the largest subgroup of flavonoids, possessing multiple functions in plants including protection against ultraviolet radiation, antimicrobial…”
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Pointillist structural color in Pollia fruit by Vignolini, Silvia, Rudall, Paula J, Rowland, Alice V, Reed, Alison, Moyroud, Edwige, Faden, Robert B, Baumberg, Jeremy J, Glover, Beverley J, Steiner, Ullrich

“…Biological communication by means of structural color has existed for at least 500 million years. Structural color is commonly observed in the animal kingdom,…”
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The physics of pollinator attraction by Moyroud, Edwige, Glover, Beverley J.

“…This Tansley Insight focuses on recent advances in our understanding of how flowers manipulate physical forces to attract animal pollinators and ensure…”
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Flower Inspiration: Broad‐Angle Structural Color through Tunable Hierarchical Wrinkles in Thin Film Multilayers by Chen, Chao, Airoldi, Chiara A., Lugo, Carlos A., Bay, R. Konane, Glover, Beverley J., Crosby, Alfred J.

“…The petals of some flowers form hierarchical structures when nano‐scale cuticular ridges overlay bulged epidermal cells. These hierarchical structures can…”
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Elephants, rainbows, flowers and bees: Interdisciplinary research driven by botanic garden collections by Glover, Beverley J.

“…Societal Impact Statement From its beginning in 1846, Cambridge University Botanic Garden was conceived of as a plant science research and teaching facility…”
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How do you build a nectar spur? A transcriptomic comparison of nectar spur development in Linaria vulgaris and gibba development in Antirrhinum majus by Cullen, Erin, Wang, Qi, Glover, Beverley J

“…Nectar spurs (tubular outgrowths of floral organs) have long fascinated biologists. However, given that no model species possess nectar spurs, there is still…”
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Floral Iridescence, Produced by Diffractive Optics, Acts As a Cue for Animal Pollinators by Whitney, Heather M, Kolle, Mathias, Andrew, Piers, Chittka, Lars, Steiner, Ullrich, Glover, Beverley J

“…Iridescence, the change in hue of a surface with varying observation angles, is used by insects, birds, fish, and reptiles for species recognition and mate…”
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Strawberry varieties differ in pollinator‐relevant floral traits by Symington, Hamish A., Glover, Beverley J.

“…A rising global population will need more food, increasing demand for insect pollination services. However, general insect declines conflict with this demand…”
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MYB–bHLH–WD40 protein complex and the evolution of cellular diversity by Ramsay, Nicola A., Glover, Beverley J.

“…A protein complex composed of MYB and bHLH transcription factors associated with a WD40 repeat protein initiates multiple cellular differentiation pathways in…”
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The flower of Hibiscus trionum is both visibly and measurably iridescent by Vignolini, Silvia, Moyroud, Edwige, Hingant, Thomas, Banks, Hannah, Rudall, Paula J., Steiner, Ullrich, Glover, Beverley J.

“…Living organisms can use minute structures to manipulate the reflection of light and display colours based on interference. There has been debate in recent…”
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Multiple origins of lipid‐based structural colors contribute to a gradient of fruit colors in Viburnum (Adoxaceae) by Sinnott‐Armstrong, Miranda A., Middleton, Rox, Ogawa, Yu, Jacucci, Gianni, Moyroud, Edwige, Glover, Beverley J., Rudall, Paula J., Vignolini, Silvia, Donoghue, Michael J.

“…Summary Structural color is poorly known in plants relative to animals. In fruits, only a handful of cases have been described, including in Viburnum tinus…”
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Complex pigment evolution in the Caryophyllales by Brockington, Samuel F., Walker, Rachel H., Glover, Beverley J., Soltis, Pamela S., Soltis, Douglas E.

“…Carotenoids and flavonoids including anthocyanins are the predominant pigments in flowering plants, where they play important roles in pollination, seed…”
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Flower Iridescence Increases Object Detection in the Insect Visual System without Compromising Object Identity by Whitney, Heather M., Reed, Alison, Rands, Sean A., Chittka, Lars, Glover, Beverley J.

“…Iridescence is a form of structural coloration, produced by a range of structures, in which hue is dependent on viewing angle [1–4]. One of these structures,…”
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Mechanical buckling can pattern the light-diffracting cuticle of Hibiscus trionum by Airoldi, Chiara A., Lugo, Carlos A., Wightman, Raymond, Glover, Beverley J., Robinson, Sarah

“…Many species have cuticular striations that play a range of roles, from pollinator attraction to surface wettability. In Hibiscus trionum, the striations span…”
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Ultrastructure and optics of the prism-like petal epidermal cells of Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) by Wilts, Bodo D., Rudall, Paula J., Moyroud, Edwige, Gregory, Tom, Ogawa, Yu, Vignolini, Silvia, Steiner, Ullrich, Glover, Beverley J.

“…The petals of Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) are robust, pliable and typically coloured intensely orange or yellow owing to the presence of…”
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Intraspecific variation in the petal epidermal cell morphology of Vicia faba L. (Fabaceae) by Bailes, Emily J., Glover, Beverley J.

“…[Display omitted] •Three different distributions of conical cells across Vicia faba petals were identified.•The most common phenotype was present in 28/32…”
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