Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

University of Arizona

 
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This is the home page for the Plant-Insect Discussion Group in EEB at University of Arizona, formerly the Plant-Pollinator Group. Here you will find the current schedule of meetings and other information.

This spring, we broadened the focus of our group to include plant-herbivore interactions, as well as plant-pollinator interactions. Participants in this weekly meeting explore the biology of plant-insect interactions at all levels of analysis, including mechanism, ontogeny, function, and evolution. We discuss new papers in the field, manuscripts written by group members, progress reports of ongoing studies, and sometimes listen to presentations by guest speakers.

Graduate students have the option of participating for independent study credit.

We meet on Fridays from 9-10am in BioSciences West Rm. 302. If you are interested in participating and/or presenting, email Rainee Kaczorowski at raineek@gmail.com.

 
SPRING 2011

 

By Dan Papaj




 

 

 

 

Date
Presenter
Topic
Jan. 21
Rainee Kaczorowski
Jan. 28
Matina Donaldson-Matasci
Paper: ant satiation, floral distraction or plant defense?
Feb. 4
Anurag Agrawal
Data Presentation
Feb. 11
Carolina Reisenman

Paper: Antagonistic effects of floral scent
Also: Supplemental figures

Feb. 18
 Jennifer Thaler
Presentation: Plants, hawkmoths and predators
Feb. 25
Steve Foldi
Presentation: Research; Paper: Parasitoids on earth
Mar. 4

Beatriz Baker

Paper: Flower color and herbivory
Mar. 11 Lisa Wang Paper: Preference-performance and flowering
Mar. 18
Celia Later
SPRING BREAK! - no meeting
Mar. 25
Dan Papaj

Paper: Plant behavior
Quiz: What is behavior?
Optional Reference: Behavior defined

Apr. 1
Annie Leonard
Paper: Seed biology of the genus Discontentus
Apr. 8
Rainee Kascorowski

Paper: Environmental change and flower-visitor interactions

Apr. 15
Brigitte Marazzi
Paper: Deceptive pollination in orchids
Apr. 22

Anna Himler

Paper: Evasion of defense by phloem feeders
Optional: JA suppression by whiteflies

Apr. 29
Rainee Kascorowski
Wrap Up Paper: Plant-pollinator interactions and the meaning of life


Past schedule for Fall 2010
Past schedule for Spring 2010



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Photos © Dan Papaj from top left then down: Papilio glaucus on jo-pye weed, Danaus gillippus queen butterfly at Sarcostemma flowers, Bombus impatiens bumble bee. Bee on Sphaeralcea and fly on cone flower by R. Kaczorowski.