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Attenborough’s at it (again)!
Finally, news of a new TV series written and presented by the world’s most famous natural history broadcaster and UK National Treasure, Sir David Attenborough.
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Sibling competition and phenotypic change
Growing in competition with close relatives may produce modifications in competitive traits to ameliorate competition with kin. Milla et al. study multi-trait phenotypic expression in
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Stem hydraulic traits and leaf phenology
The co-occurrence of evergreen and deciduous species in tropical dry forests suggests the existence of different water-use strategies among the species. Fu et al.
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…but size is nothing without scale
If you want charming (certainly) and informative (largely), I urge you all to visit ‘The Scale of the Universe 2’, which was created by twins Cary
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Molecular genetics of cuticle formation in Prunus
During growth, the fruit surface of sweet cherry, Prunus avium, expands rapidly whilst only a relatively small amount of new cuticular material is produced, often leading
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Wicked Plants
Dr Caitlin Kight recently broadcast a programme on SourceFM about the nastier side of plants. You can view the in-studio video recording here or on her YouTube channel.
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Small is beautiful… and more feminine…
Do our crop plants have to be as big as they are? Eh? Well, not such a daft question as you might think. Searching for a
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Superhero Barley
The International Atomic Energy Authority have released some new videos to their YouTube channel that may interest botanists. The most relevant video is The Birth of
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Heritability of interactive pollen–pistil traits
In Collinsia heterophylla, a mixed-mating species with delayed stigma receptivity, there is a potential for a sexual conflict over timing of stigma receptivity. Madjidian et
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Virtually Visit the 2012 Plant Sciences Symposium at UW-Madison
In terms of accessibility, the graduate students at UW-Madison look to beat a few major conferences this year with live streaming of their Plant Sciences
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Plants to celebrate
At last, The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of scientists have chosen some plants as being amongst their top
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Unwinding the Cucumber Tendril Mystery
This video from a recent Science Friday finds a cucumber doing something truly bizarre. What happens when you grab a coiled cucumber tendril and pull it?