The Francis Lab started in the Department of Biology at Florida Atlantic in January 2024! We are currently searching for new lab members across all levels. Please reach out at francisj[at]fau.edu.
Flowers act as a nexus for plants’ interactions with animals, microbes, and co-flowering species. These interactions can be mutualistic, antagonistic, and commensal, and they are shaped by floral traits. Our lab aims to understand how floral traits such as color, nutrition, and chemistry shape plants’ interactions (please see Jake’s Google Scholar Profile for the most up-to-date list of published work.
Our Core Values: We believe that the best science is a creative endeavor done collaboratively, that diverse perspectives help generate the most intriguing hypotheses, and that there are many ways to understand our natural world.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or Florida Atlantic University.