Hastings Natural History Reservation

23 Apr, 01 PM - 24 Jul, 01 PM

I plan to do all of the field work required for the described project (described in the abstract and methods section of the application). I estimate that the field work will take approximately two weeks. The hypothesis and justification follows: I hypothesize that symbioses between cavity excavators and fungi are a general phenomenon, not an isolated evolutionary accident. To test my hypothesis, I will look for evidence of convergent symbioses between woodpeckers and fungal communities by examining the fungal communities associated with ACWOs and their excavations. This work will address the following specific predictions: (1) ACWOs are associated with specific fungal communities, and the fungal communities found on the birds closely resemble those found in their excavations, but not those found in control (non-excavated) trees, and cavities formed solely by natural decay processes (naturally formed cavities). (2) Granary trees house fungal communities that are distinct from those found in ACWO excavations, and trees not selected to be granary trees.

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Under Project # 30808 | Research

Convergent multi-species symbioses between woodpeckers and fungi

research_scientist - University of Wisconsin - Madison

Reservation Members(s)

Michelle Jusino Apr 23 - May 6, 2015 (14 days)
Jennifer Kim May 20 - Jul 24, 2015 (66 days)

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Bunk House Cottage 1 Apr 23 - May 6, 2015
Robertson House 1 May 20 - Jul 15, 2015