Functional optics of glossy buttercup flowers

Plant Biology: Flower Orientation, Temperature Regulation and Pollinator Attraction

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Subfamilial and tribal relationships of Ranunculaceae: evidence from eight molecular markers

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How to colour a flower: on the optical principles of flower coloration

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Spectrally tuned structural and pigmentary coloration of birdwing butterfly wing scales

(2015) Bodo D. Wilts et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Competition for pollinators and intra-communal spectral dissimilarity of flowers

(2015) C. J. van der Kooi et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Bees, birds and yellow flowers: pollinator-dependent convergent evolution of UV patterns

(2015) S. Papiorek et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Coloration of the Chilean Bellflower, Nolana paradoxa, interpreted with a scattering and absorbing layer stack model

(2015) Doekele G. Stavenga et al.   PLANTA

Floral pigmentation patterns provide an example of Gloger's rule in plants

(2015) Matthew H. Koski et al.   Nature Plants

Mechanisms, functions and ecology of colour vision in the honeybee

(2014) N. Hempel de Ibarra et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Iridescent flowers? Contribution of surface structures to optical signaling

(2014) Casper J. van der Kooi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Is floral iridescence a biologically relevant cue in plant-pollinator signaling?

(2014) Casper J. van der Kooi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Gloss, Colour and Grip: Multifunctional Epidermal Cell Shapes in Bee- and Bird-Pollinated Flowers

(2014) Sarah Papiorek et al.   PLoS One

Heating effect by perianth retention on developing achenes and implications for seed production in the alpine herb Ranunculus glacialis

(2014) Takashi Y. Ida et al.   Alpine Botany

Abiotic factors may explain the geographical distribution of flower colour morphs and the maintenance of colour polymorphism in the scarlet pimpernel

(2013) Montserrat Arista et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Relative contributions of pigments and biophotonic nanostructures to natural color production: a case study in budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) feathers

(2012) L. D'Alba et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Evolutionary classification: A case study on the diverse plant genus Ranunculus L. (Ranunculaceae)

(2012) Elvira Hörandl et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Parallel evolution of angiosperm colour signals: common evolutionary pressures linked to hymenopteran vision

(2012) A. G. Dyer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Avoidance of achromatic colours by bees provides a private niche for hummingbirds

(2011) K. Lunau et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

Mechanism of variable structural colour in the neon tetra: quantitative evaluation of the Venetian blind model

(2010) S. Yoshioka et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Ambient Temperature Influences Australian Native Stingless Bee (Trigona carbonaria) Preference for Warm Nectar

(2010) Melanie Norgate et al.   PLoS One

Dramatic colour changes in a bird of paradise caused by uniquely structured breast feather barbules

(2010) D. G. Stavenga et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Iridescent structural colour production in male blue-black grassquit feather barbules: the role of keratin and melanin

(2009) R. Maia et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Green Light Drives Leaf Photosynthesis More Efficiently than Red Light in Strong White Light: Revisiting the Enigmatic Question of Why Leaves are Green

(2009) Ichiro Terashima et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Structural Color of Rock Dove's Neck Feather

(2008) Eri Nakamura et al.   JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

Gold bugs and beyond: a review of iridescence and structural colour mechanisms in beetles (Coleoptera)

(2008) A. E Seago et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface