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SUMMARY:Flower signalling and pollinator behaviour - Beverley Glover (Univ
 ersity of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Jimena Berni
DESCRIPTION:Plants face the same challenges as animals when it comes to fi
 nding a suitable mate\, but with the added difficulty of being rooted to t
 he spot. The flowering plants have recruited animals as vectors to transpo
 rt their male gametes to potential mates. This relationship between plant 
 and pollinating animal relies on a complex system of reward and advertisem
 ent. Our research focuses on the petal epidermis as the primary origin of 
 signals and the primary point of contact. I will present recent work on th
 e nanoscale and microscale properties of the petal surface\, describing an
  integrated approach \nthat combines developmental genetic\, evolutionary 
 and pollinator behavioural perspectives.
LOCATION:Hodgkin Huxley Seminar Room\, Physiology Building\, Department of
  Physiology\, Development and Neuroscience.
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