BIOS
5970: Chemical Ecology
Department of
Biological Sciences
Student paper
assignments:
|
|
Student |
topic |
Date |
Paper |
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1 |
Jill Jelenek |
Origins
of chemical ecology |
23 January |
Fraenkel, G.
1959. The raison d'etre of plant
secondary substances. Science |
|
2 |
Neil Kenaga |
Animal-animal communication |
30 January |
Boppré,
M. 1986. Insects pharmacophagously
utilizing defensive plant
chemicals (pyrrolizidine alkaloids). Naturwissenschaften 73: 17-26 |
|
3 |
Kelly Kovl |
Animal competition |
6 February |
Prokopy,
R.L., B.D. Roitberg & A.L. Averill. 1984.
Resource partitioning. Pages 301- 330, in, W.J. Bell &
R.T. Cardé (eds.) Chemical
Ecology of Insects.
Chapman & Hall |
|
4 |
Cajsa Knauff |
Plant competition |
13 February |
Karban, R.,
Adamchak, R., and Schnathorst,
W.C. 1987. Induced resistance
and interspecific competition
between spider mites and a vascular wilt
fungus. Science 235: 678- 680 |
|
5 |
Drew Hilbrandt |
Plant-pathogen |
20 February |
Edwards,
W.G.H. 1972. Orobanche and other plant
parasite factors. Pp. 235- 248, in,
Harborne, J.B. (ed.), Phytochemical
Ecology.
Academic Press. |
|
6 |
Ezra Piller |
Plant-insect feeding |
6 March |
Feeny, P.P.
1976. Plant apparency and chemical
defense. Recent Advances in Phytochemistry 10: 1-40. |
|
7 |
Nell Wallace |
Plant-insect feeding |
6 March |
Coley, P.D.,
Bryant, J.P., and Chapin, F.S.III 1985.
Resource availability and plant
antiherbivore defense. Science 230: 895-899. |
|
8 |
Adam Skowronski |
Plant- vertebrate feeding |
13 March |
Bryant, J.P.,
and Kuropat, P.J. 1980. Selection of
winter forage by subarctic browsing
vertebrates: The role of plant chemistry. Annual
Review of Ecology & Systematics 11: 261-285. |
|
9 |
Bill Jefferson |
Animal-animal feeding |
20 March |
Schmidt, J.O.
1990. Hymenopetran venoms:
Striving toward the ultimate defense
against vertebrates. Pages 387-419, in, D.L. Evans
& J.O. Schmidt (eds.) Insect
defenses. Adaptive mechanisms
and strategies of prey and predators. State
University of New York Press. |
|
10 |
Joshua Tuinstra |
Tritrophic interactions |
27 March |
Price, P.W.,
Bouton, C.E., Gross, P., McPheron,
B.A., Thompson, J.A., and Weis, A.E.
1980. Interactions among three trophic
levels: Influence of plants on the
interactions between insect
herbivores and natural enemies. Annual
Review of Ecology & Systematics 11: 41-65. |
|
11 |
Beth Whately |
Tritrophic interactions |
27 March |
Rowell-Rahier,
M., and Pasteels, J.M. 1990. Phenolglucosides and
interactions at three trophic
levels: Salicaceae- Herbivores-Predators.
Pp 75-110, in E.A. Bernays
(ed.) Insect-Plant Interactions. Vol. II. CRC
Press, Boca Raton |
|
12 |
Ty Schoenborn |
Defense
& natural
enemy foraging |
3 April |
Fordyce,
J.A., Z.H. Marion & A.M. Shapiro. 2005. Phenological
variation in chemical defense of
the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor. Journal
of Chemical Ecology 31(12):
2835-2846. |
|
13 |
Julia Kimball |
Terrestrial
& aquatic
systems |
10 April |
Fenical, W.
1982. Natural products chemistry in the marine
environment. Science 215:
923-928. |