An overview of plant surface structures and their evolution is presented. It combines surface
chemistry and architecture with their functions and refers to possible biomimetic …

Biological surfaces provide multifunctional interfaces to their environment. More than 400
million years of land plants evolution led to a large diversity of functional biological surface …

In 1974 when I published my book, Biological Mechanism of Attachment, not many pages
were required to report on the attachment devices of insect cuticles. As in most fields of …

Background Flower coloration is a key enabler for pollinator attraction. Floral visual signals
comprise several components that are generated by specific anatomical structures and …

Nature has been producing cellulose since long before man walked the surface of the earth.
Millions of years of natural design and testing have resulted in cellulose‐based structures …

As global surface temperatures rise, global precipitation rates are predicted to increase.
These localised increases in rainfall patterns may significantly affect plant–pollinator …

FLOWERcolour is determined primarily by the production of pigments, usually anthocyanins
or carotenoids, but the shade and intensity of the colour are often changed by other factors …

Iridescence, the change in hue of a surface with varying observation angles, is used by
insects, birds, fish, and reptiles for species recognition and mate selection. We identified …

Animals travelling through the world receive input from multiple sensory modalities that
could be important for the guidance of their journeys. Given the availability of a rich array of …

Freshly emerged flower visitors exhibit colour preferences prior to individual experience with
flowers. The understanding of innate colour preferences in flower visitors requires a detailed …