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AJ Cann
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Alan Cann is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Leicester and formerly Internet Consulting Editor for AoB.
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Where did mangos come from?
The importance of the combined effect of geomorphological and climatic factors in shaping plant species distribution.
Live! It’s The Pollination Show!
A new paper in Annals of Botany shows live images of pollen behaviour during pollination.
Announcing a brand new cellular organelle – the tannosome
Annals of Botany publishes a description of a new cellular organelle found in all vascular plants.
Fleshy peduncles are very tasty
The Chinese raisin tree is adapted to achieve mammal endozoochory, with viable seeds found in the faeces of bears and martens.
Mind the gap
A new classification system for water-gap complexes in 16 plant families.
A life of drought and flood in the canopy
Tissue morphology and photosynthetic mode in response to drought in leaves, pseudobulbs and roots of a thick-leaved and a thin-leaved epiphytic orchid.
A bee’s eye view of flowers
The large, tunnel-like, dark-red flowers of Iris atropurpurea are likely to have evolved to mimic protective shelters preferred by male solitary bees.
Towards a more sustainable wheat
Over-expressing Ta-PHR1-A1 increases wheat yield by increasing grain number per spike, making it potentially valuable in breeding programs.
Convergent evolution and climate
A study of globular succulents at biodiversity hotspots in Mexico and South Africa highlights more climate differences than similarities between hotspots.
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