Participants and Projects
Introduction
Maria Balderas, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Georgia
Testing the phylogenetic niche conservatism hypothesis with the genus Escallonia
Mentor: Ivan Jiménez
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Emma Bergh, Oberlin College, Massachusetts
Investigating sources of phenotypic variation in the perennial legume Lupinus polyphyllus (Fabaceae)
Mentor: Allison Miller
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Melissa Calderón, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
Two new species in Hippotis (Rubiaceae) from Ecuador and Peru
Mentor: Charlotte Taylor
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Taryn Dunivant, University of California - Santa Cruz
Revision of Anthurium sect. Calomystrium (Araceae) of the Lita-San Lorenzo region (Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador)
Mentor: Tom Croat
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Sam Lockhart, Hendrix College, Arkansas
Stenospermation (Araceae) of the Lita-San Lorenzo region, Esmeraldas Province (Ecuador)
Mentor: Tom Croat
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Elena Meyer, New College of Florida
Analysis of the effect of fire on the genetic diversity of the federally endangered species Polygala lewtonii
Mentor: Christy Edwards
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Summer Sherrod, University of North Texas
Comparative analysis of wild annual and herbaceous perennial Astragalus (Fabaceae)
Mentor: Allison Miller
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Joseph Smith, Lake Superior State University, Michigan
Prescribed burning effects on nesting by Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) on a restored Ozark border landscape
Mentor: Leighton Reid
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Madalyn Stoecker, University of Missouri – Columbia
Testing the “Allopatry-to-Sympatry” hypothesis in Escallonia
Mentor: Ivan Jiménez
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Claire Waldman, Centre College, Kentucky
Vegetation recovery in slash pile scars following restoration of an Ozark woodland
Mentor: Matthew Albrecht
Abstract; Presentation; Poster
Anna Wassel, Oxford College of Emory University, Ohio
A revision of the Malagasy endemic Homalium sect. Nisa (Salicaceae)
Mentor: Wendy Applequist
Abstract; Presentation; Poster