BIOS
5970 Chemical Ecology
Interactions among 3 trophic levels: milkweeds, specialist
herbivores and natural enemies
Asclepias curassavica Aphis nerii Oncopeltus
fasciatus Coccinellid
(Cycloneda sanguinea)
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Group & Names |
Research Project |
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Group 1: Ty Shoenborn, Kelly Kovl and Drew Hillbrandt.
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Effects of aphid
parasitism on plant defense expression: milkweed cardenolides, Aphis nerii and braconid
parasitoids. |
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Group 2: Jill
Jelenek, Joshua Tuinstra, Cajsa Knauff, and Beth Whately
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Influence
of milkweed species and herbivore life history on cardenolide sequestration
in the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus. |
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Group 3: Julia Kimball, Bill Jefferson
and Nell Wallace
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Effects
of aphid herbivory on milkweed fitness and chemical defense. |
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Group 4: Ezra Piller, Neil Kenaga and
Adam Skowronski.
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Host
plant-mediated influence on coccinellid functional responses to aphid
density: the impact of milkweed cardenolides on sequestered defense of Aphis
nerii. |
