Analysing photonic structures in plants

Bio-Inspired Band-Gap Tunable Elastic Optical Multilayer Fibers

(2013) Mathias Kolle et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

How colorful are fruits? Limited color diversity in fleshy fruits on local and global scales

(2013) Kalliope E. Stournaras et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Flower movement increases pollinator preference for flowers with better grip

(2012) Katrina Alcorn et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Structural Color and Iridescence in Transparent Sheared Cellulosic Films

(2012) Susete N. Fernandes et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Why do so many petals have conical epidermal cells?

(2011) Heather M. Whitney et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Directional scattering from the glossy flower of Ranunculus: how the buttercup lights up your chin

(2011) S. Vignolini et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Complex pigment evolution in the Caryophyllales

(2011) Samuel F. Brockington et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

How Noniridescent Colors Are Generated by Quasi-ordered Structures of Bird Feathers

(2010) Heeso Noh et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Structural colour and iridescence in plants: the poorly studied relations of pigment colour

(2010) Beverley J. Glover et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Comparative labellum micromorphology of the sexually deceptive temperate orchid genusOphrys: diverse epidermal cell types and multiple origins of structural colour

(2010) ELIZABETH BRADSHAW et al.   BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Function of blue iridescence in tropical understorey plants

(2010) K. R. Thomas et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Physical methods for investigating structural colours in biological systems

(2009) P Vukusic et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Floral Iridescence, Produced by Diffractive Optics, Acts As a Cue for Animal Pollinators

(2009) H. M. Whitney et al.   SCIENCE

Electron microscopy of high pressure frozen samples: bridging the gap between cellular ultrastructure and atomic resolution

(2008) Daniel Studer et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Biosynthesis of plant pigments: anthocyanins, betalains and carotenoids

(2008) Yoshikazu Tanaka et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Physics of structural colors

(2008) S Kinoshita et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Gyroid cuticular structures in butterfly wing scales: biological photonic crystals

(2007) K Michielsen et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface