Dynamic models of epidermal patterning as an approach to plant eco-evo-devo

► Network models proposed for epidermal patterning in the leaf and root of Arabidopsis thaliana have helped to integrate data, understand the dynamics behind this process, and generate novel predictions. ► Epidermal patterns are plastic and emerge from complex interactions in gene regulatory networks, that feedback with hormonal systems and environmental factors. ► Modeling epidermal patterning will help establish and address some of the basic questions in Ecological Developmental Biology.