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SUMMARY:Petal Epidermal Patterning and Pollinator Attraction - Alison Reed
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CONTACT:Suzy Stoodley
DESCRIPTION:Conical cells and diffraction gratings have been shown to infl
 uence the optical properties of flowers in a number of monocot and eudicot
  species. Diffraction gratings are a source of structural colour and iride
 scence in both plants and animals. They have been well characterised in an
 imals but remain poorly understood in plants. My project focuses on the in
 cidence of diffraction gratings and conical cells in the earliest divergin
 g angiosperms and explores the genetic basis of their development. It also
  investigates the role of diffraction gratings in the attraction of insect
  pollinators.\n
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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