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Spring 2021: Phylogenetics, Morphometrics, and Pollinator Relationships in Platanthera (Butterfly orchids)

Affiliations: DeBakey Executive Research Leadership Program
Project Leader: Lydia Morley
lydia.morley@tamu.edu
Ecology and Conservation Biology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Spalink, Ph.D.
Meeting Times:
TBA
Team Size:
3
Open Spots: 0
Special Opportunities:
attending/presenting at conferences, networking, other research opportunities in the lab, community science and public outreach
Team Needs:
Preferred skills: proficiency in R, some knowledge of statistics, an understanding of evolutionary processes, some graphic design skills Necessary skills: You must know how to use excel and have basic computer literacy. Importantly, you must have a passion for learning and an unquenchable curiosity.
Description:
We want to know how these orchids are related and what might have driven their evolutionary history. Particularly, we will discover when and where reproductively significant floral traits, along with pollinator relationships, have determined whether populations share genes or diverge.

 

Written by:
Elif Kilicarslan
Published on:
December 6, 2020

Categories: FullTags: Spring 2021

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