A small tree or shrub found in mountainous Central and South American rainforests has a most unusual relationship with the birds that pollinate its flowers, according to a new study. The plant known ...

The sepals of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana -- commonly known as the mouse-eared cress -- are characterized by an outer layer of cells that vary widely in their sizes, and are distributed in equally ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Flowers of the organ number (meristic) mutant clavata1-1 of Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) were studied to examine timing and patterns of ...

Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 28, No. 4 (2014), pp. 231-235 (5 pages) Flower organs are important elements for pollination and fruit production. Although several studies on fruit trees have ...

ANY biologically aware parent who has started talking about the birds and the bees will have realised halfway through that what they are really discussing is flowers. Bees carry pollen grains from one ...

This delicate, glowing flower could one day save your life. It’s the latest example of “4D printing” – 3D printed objects that change their shape over time – and it can move in a way that mimics ...

A small tree or shrub found in mountainous Central and South American rainforests has a most unusual relationship with the birds that pollinate its flowers, according to a study reported in the Cell ...