Background Flower coloration is a key enabler for pollinator attraction. Floral visual signals
comprise several components that are generated by specific anatomical structures and …

Background Obtaining an optimal flower temperature can be crucial for plant reproduction
because temperature mediates flower growth and development, pollen and ovule viability …

Cuttlefish can modify their body shape and both their pigmentary and structural colors for
protection. This adaptability has inspired the development of appearance-changing …

Glasshouse plants are species that trap warmth via specialized morphology and physiology,
mimicking a human glasshouse. In the Himalayan alpine region, the highly specialized …

Currently, solar concentrators, whether in solar PV or solar thermal applications are
designed and utilized as a fixed shape such as elliptic, parabolic, V-shape, hyperbolic, and …

The high variability observed in floral traits has been interpreted as resulting from the
adaptation of plants to pollinators, as the latter present innate preferences for specific floral …

Climate change has the potential to enhance or disrupt biological systems, but currently,
little is known about how organism plasticity may facilitate adaptation to localised climate …

Colourful spots, stripes and rings decorate the corolla of most flowering plants and fulfil
important biotic and abiotic functions. Spatial differences in the pigmentation of epidermal …

The traditional view of starch metabolism has focused on the multiplicity of enzymes and
enzyme isoforms contributing to the production of the constituent polymers, amylopectin and …

Petals are typified by their conical epidermal cells that play a predominant role for the
attraction and interaction with pollinators. However, cell identities in the petal can be very …