On a set of broken clay bowls from northern Mesopotamia, delicate flower patterns have turned out to be something far more radical than decoration. New analysis of this ancient art suggests that early ...

The characteristics of flowers influence most aspects of angiosperm reproduction, including the agents of pollination and patterns of mating. Thus, a clear view of the forces that mediate floral ...

Figure 1: Size of the floral UV bullseye increases with proximity to the Equator in silverweed cinquefoil (A. anserina). Figure 3: Optimal UV bullseye size increases in the presence of ambient UV. We ...