Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Department of Biological Sciences
Institution
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Education
Research Interests
Biography
Plant biologist working on trait diversity and ecophysiology of the oaks of the Americas and prairie conservation. Investigations reveal rates of adaptation within the phylogeny with Drs. Andrew Hipp, Paul Manos, Antonio González-RodrĂguez and Jeannine Cavender-Bares. Foci: Trade-offs between drought-tolerance & growth, comparative ecology among/within species using common garden experiments, herbarium surveys of functional traits, and conceptual models of invasiveness with Drs. Jane Molofsky and Maarten Eppinga.
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Contact Information
S-271 Trafton Science Center South, 415 Malin Avenue, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001
(507) 389-2787