Flower colour: Gloger's rule isn't just for the birds

Innes C Cuthill

doi:10.1038/nplants.2014.13

Flower colour: Gloger's rule isn't just for the birds

Innes C Cuthill

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A 180-year-old ‘law’ in zoology has found its best support so far in a study of floral colour, which not only documents darker plants growing closer to the equator, but also supports the idea that the colour stems from ultraviolet protection.

Original language	English
Article number	14013
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Plants
Volume	1
Early online date	8 Jan 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2014.13
Publication status	Published - 8 Jan 2015

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