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SUMMARY:Evolution of plant breeding systems: Male form and function in the
  nightshade family.  - Gwendolyn Davis\, 1st yr grad
DTSTART:20150430T083000Z
DTEND:20150430T090000Z
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CONTACT:Megan Cooper
DESCRIPTION:‘How does stamen morphology evolves to improve pollinator ef
 ficiency and/or attraction in a buzz pollinated genus?’ is the key quest
 ion this project addresses using a 3 strand approach to answer the ‘what
 ’ ‘how’ and ‘why’ of anther morphology in the genus Solanum. Sol
 anum is entirely buzz pollinated\, in which the plant’s gametes (pollen)
  are used as the reward to pollinators. This places special selective pres
 sures on both plant and pollinator leading to adaptation in the morphology
  of the highly diverse Solanum anthers.  This project will investigate key
  evolutionary transitions in stamen morphology (including traits of epider
 mal morphology\, heteranthery\, filament length\, stamen cone shape) acros
 s the Solanum phylogeny. Once identified\, selected key evolutionary trans
 itions will be further investigated from a developmental genetic point of 
 view. The interactions of pollinators with different stamen morphologies i
 n a controlled environment will then be examined using sister pairs of pla
 nts with contrasting morphologies. 
LOCATION:Sainsbury Laboratory
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