Paula J. RudallPaula Rudall is Research Professor at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK and an international authority on the evolution of plant form. Her research interests range from the organization of flowers and the patterning of petal surfaces to the intricat structure and development of the stomatal pores on the surfaces of leaves. Her numerous professional awards include the Dahlgren Prize, the Linnean Society Gold Medal, and election as Foreign Member of both the Botanical Society of America and the American Society of Plant Taxonomists. In addition to several books, she has authored over 300 peer-reviewed papers. Read More Read Less