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SUMMARY:An Overview of Plant Structural Colour - Murphy Thomas\, Beverley 
 Glover group
DTSTART:20101119T130000Z
DTEND:20101119T133000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Structural colours are well known in the animal kingdom\, wher
 e they are  responsible for striking colours such as a peacock's elaborate
  tail\, the iridescent wing casings of a scarab beetle\, and the vivid blu
 e wings of a Morpho butterfly. However\, structural colour in the plant ki
 ngdom has rarely been studied and is poorly understood. While it was origi
 nally thought to be a rare occurence in plants\, we have so far identified
  structural colour in about half of the orders of flowering plants. Using 
 a combination of optical analyses\, molecular biology\, phylogenetics and 
 insect vision experiments\, we will shed light on the evolution of structu
 ral colour in plants.
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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