The usual rule whenever a headline asks a silly question is that answer is no, and that’s the same here because plants don’t have backs. However research by Hamann and Puijalon does show that emergence due...
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Alun Salt
Biomechanics of aquatic plants under aerial conditions
Aquatic plants can be exposed to aerial conditions during periods of low water level, but their biomechanical responses to this have had little attention.
AJ Cann
Floral biomechanics and pollination in Fabaceae
Papilionoid Fabaceae include species with flowers that have obstacles that have to be actively moved by a visitor before floral rewards can be accessed and pollination can take place. Córdoba and Cocucci study six...
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Plant versus Bee Power
Coming up in October we have a paper, ‘Flower power: its association with bee power and floral functional morphology in papilionate legumes‘ by Silvina A. Córdoba and Andrea A. Cocucci, in the journal. The...
