mimulus

Understanding the interaction between inbreeding and phenotypic plasticity: Mimulus guttatus as a model system for studying establishment and persistence of invasive species

Michele Dudash (PI) and Courtney Murren (Post-Doc) in the field in Feb. 2003

McLaughlin mclaughlinexperiment

Field site and Field Experiment 2003 understanding effects of seed source ecological genetics on establishment success at McLaughlin Reserve, Napa/Lake Counties CA

Guenoc Population in Full Flower in May, 2002 Guenoc Population in Fruit in June, 2002

Land Trust of Napa County Property (Home site of one set of inbred lines)

Greenhouse Fun!

Cynthia's Honors thesis project (Funded by Howard
                                                                                                                                                      Hughes) in collaboration with Michele and Courtney.
                                                                                                                                                                         Examining relationships between floral traits and sexual                                                                                                                                                                              reproductive output of native and non-native populations,
                                                                                                                                                                         and examining plasticity across a water gradient
Examination of inbreeding depression and plasticity
of morphological and life history traits to Light and Water

field2004 Michele showing Courtney that there are lots of happy plants alive in our field plot bodega
Michele and Courtney's future field site at Bodega Bay to examine inbreeding depression in annual and perennial Mimulus guttatus

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