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Julie N. Byrd Hebert
Advisor: Dr.
David Hawthorne
Previous Education:
B.S. Biology, Duke University
Research Interests:
I am interested in plant-insect interactions, how they lead
to specialization, and speciation in both plants and insects.
I am studying a native holly leafminer, Phytomyza glabricola,
which has formed host races on two native species of holly,
Ilex glabra and I. coriacea. I am testing
for hybridization of the two host species, and using this
system to test the hybrid bridge hypothesis. I am also examining
the parasitoid assemblages on the two hosts to test whether
the original host shift was caused by enemy-free space.
Location of Research:
Apalachicola National Forest, FL
Cape Henlopen State park, DE
Croatan National Forest, NC
Crooked River State Park, GA
Etoniah Creek State Forest, FL
Francis Marion National Park, SC
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, VA (& NC)
University of Maryland - College Park
Publications:
Wise MJ, Hébert JB (2010) Herbivores affect natural selection for floral-sex ratio in a field population of horsenettle, Solanum carolinense. Ecology. 91(4): 937-943.
Awards:
2009, 2010 Darwin Fellowship Award, BEES Program, UMD
2009 Cosmos Scholar: Henry H. Work Science Award, Cosmos Club Foundation
2009 Entomology Student Organization Student Travel Award, UMD
2008 President’s Prize for oral presentation, Entomological Society of America
2008 Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award, Graduate School, UMD
2007-2008 University of Maryland Center for Teaching Excellence Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, UMD
2007 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: The effects of hybridization in hollies on genetic differentiation in native host races of the holly leafminer
2006-2007 Allen L. Steinhauer Award For Excellence in Teaching, Entomology, UMD
2005 Jane Prichard Award for Excellence in Teaching, Biology, UMD
2003 College of Life Sciences Travel Award, UMD
2001 Tom Callahan Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Blandy
2001 National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellowship for Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce, Virginia
Funding Sources:
BEES Program, University of Maryland
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland
Cosmos Club Foundation
National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant
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