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.

Participants in this weekly meeting explore the biology of plant-insect interactions at all levels of analysis, including mechanism, ontogeny, function, and evolution. Both plant-pollinator and plant-herbivore interactions are represented. 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.

 
FALL 2011

 

By Dan Papaj




 

 

 

 

Date
Presenter
Topic
Aug. 26
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Organizational Meeting
Sept. 2
Judie Bronstein
Paper: Flower-insect synchrony
Sept. 9
Scott Powell
Paper: Specialization and ant-seed dispersal
Sept. 16
Matt Nielsen

Paper: Ant associations and diet breadth

Sept. 23
Dan Papaj
Paper & Brief Talk: Floral color polymorphism
Sept. 30
Paul CaraDonna
Paper: Pollen specificity
Oct. 7

Matina Donaldson-Matasci

Paper: Bees and resources in mosaic landscapes
Oct. 14 Jennifer Koop Paper: Herbivores manipulate plant defence
Oct. 21
Nicole Rafferty
Oct. 28
Ty Taylor

Paper: Phylogenetic dispersion of host use

Nov. 4
Ben Goldman

Paper: Food equals sex for fruit flies
Supplementary Material: Here

Nov. 11
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VETERAN'S DAY

Nov. 18
Dorit Eliyahu
Paper: VOCs and ant behaviour
Nov. 25

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THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dec. 2
Lisa Wang
Paper: Bidirectional flower color

Past schedule for Spring 2011

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.